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A role for cardiac resynchronization therapy in heart failure patients with atrial fibrillation

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  1. Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, 1510 San Pablo Street, Suite 322, 90033-9198, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Gerald M. Pohost MD

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  1. Padmini Varadarajan MD
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Varadarajan, P., Pai, R.G. & Pohost, G.M. A role for cardiac resynchronization therapy in heart failure patients with atrial fibrillation. Current Cardiology Reports 8, 387–388 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11886-006-0092-0

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