STUDY DESIGN Design and rationale of a randomized study to compare amiodarone and Class IC anti-arrhythmic drugs in terms of atrial fibrillation treatment efficacy in patients paced for sinus node disease: the PITAGORA trial
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Cardiology Department, Garibaldi-Nesima Hospital, Via Palermo 636, Catania, 95122, Italy; Cardiology Department, Garibaldi Hospital, Catania, Italy; Cardiology Department, Muscatello Hospital, Siracusa, Italy; Cardiology Department, Civile Hospital, Ragusa, Italy; Cardiology Department, Abele Aiello Hospital, Mazzara del Vallo, Italy; Cardiology Department, Civili Riuniti Hospital, Sciacca, Italy; Cardiology Department, Cannizzaro Hospital, Catania, Italy; Cardiology Department, Vittorio Emanuele Hospital, Italy; Cardiology Department, Villa Sofia Hospital, Palermo, Italy; Cardiology Department, Civile Hospital, Milazzo, Italy; Cardiology Department, S.Giovanni di Dio Hospital, Agrigento, Italy; and CNBD Department, Medtronic, Rome, Italy
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