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Bertaglia, E. (2006). Atrial Fibrillation After Ablation of Atrial Flutter: Who Is at Risk?. In: Raviele, A. (eds) Cardiac Arrhythmias 2005. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/88-470-0371-7_4
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