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Atrial Fibrillation and Heart Failure: Does One Epidemic Feed the Other?

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  1. Institute of Cardiology, University of Bologna, Azienda Ospedaliera S.Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna, Italy

    G. Boriani, M. Biffi, C. Martignani, C. Valzania, I. Diemberger, M. Ziacchi, D. Saporito, P. Artale, G. Domenichini, L. Frabetti & A. Branzi

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Boriani, G. et al. (2006). Atrial Fibrillation and Heart Failure: Does One Epidemic Feed the Other?. In: Raviele, A. (eds) Cardiac Arrhythmias 2005. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/88-470-0371-7_9

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