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Editorial
. 2010 Nov;21(11):1274-5.
doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2010.01820.x.

Mechanisms of fibrillation: neurogenic or myogenic? Reentrant or focal? Multiple or single? Still puzzling after 160 years of inquiry

Thomas K Kurian, Igor R Efimov
Editorial

Mechanisms of fibrillation: neurogenic or myogenic? Reentrant or focal? Multiple or single? Still puzzling after 160 years of inquiry

Thomas K Kurian et al. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2010 Nov.
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