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Linz, D., Kadhim, K., Kalman, J.M. et al. Clinical evidence for a dynamic atrial fibrillation substrate in sleep apnea. Sleep Breath 24, 1657–1659 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11325-019-01872-w
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