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Comment
. 2012 Jul;15(1):128.
doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivs239.

eComment. Alternative energy sources in surgery for atrial fibrillation

Ovidio A Garcia-Villarreal  1
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eComment. Alternative energy sources in surgery for atrial fibrillation

Ovidio A Garcia-Villarreal. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2012 Jul.
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