Stroke risk in AF: do AF patterns matter?
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Cardiovascular Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA, USA; Division of Preventive Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Section of Cardiology, Evans Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Framingham, MA, USA; Cardiac Arrhythmia Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; and Preventive Medicine Section, Whitaker Cardiovascular Institute, Boston University School of Medicine, and Epidemiology Department, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- European heart journal
دوره 31 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010