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Perioperative Arrhythmias: Incidence, Risk Assessment, Evaluation, and Management

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Balser, J.R. Perioperative Arrhythmias: Incidence, Risk Assessment, Evaluation, and Management. Card Electrophysiol Rev 3, 215–217 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009991609480

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