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Non-antiarrhythmic interventions in new onset and paroxysmal sepsis-related atrial fibrillation

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Vieillard-Baron, A., Boyd, J. Non-antiarrhythmic interventions in new onset and paroxysmal sepsis-related atrial fibrillation. Intensive Care Med 44, 94–97 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-017-4986-7

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