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Prevention of Thromboembolism in the Unstable or Complex Patient with Atrial Fibrillation

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Cardiac Electrophysiology Review

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Jaber, W.A., Klein, A.L. Prevention of Thromboembolism in the Unstable or Complex Patient with Atrial Fibrillation. Card Electrophysiol Rev 5, 187–188 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1011484817371

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