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Atrial Ectopic Tachycardias/Atrial Automatic Tachycardia

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Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology in the Young

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    Burt Bromberg M.D. (Pediatric Cardiologist and Electrophysiologist)

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  1. C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, Womens L1242, University of Michigan, Box 0204, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-0204, USA

    Macdonald Dick II M.D. (Professor of Pediatrics) (Professor of Pediatrics)

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Bromberg, B. (2006). Atrial Ectopic Tachycardias/Atrial Automatic Tachycardia. In: Dick, M. (eds) Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology in the Young. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 257. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-29170-9_10

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