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The World of Pacing and Electropysiology: Report of the NASPE/NHLBI Round Table on Future Research Directions in Atrial Fibrillation

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Saskena, S., Domanski, M.J., Benjamin, E.J. et al. The World of Pacing and Electropysiology: Report of the NASPE/NHLBI Round Table on Future Research Directions in Atrial Fibrillation. J Interv Card Electrophysiol 5, 345–364 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1011489306778

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