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BlomstrÖm Lundqvist, C. (2006). Post-CABG Atrial Fibrillation: What Are the Incidence, Predictors, Treatment, and Long-Term Outcome?. In: Raviele, A. (eds) Cardiac Arrhythmias 2005. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/88-470-0371-7_18
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