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Editorial
. 2014 Feb 25;129(8):829-30.
doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.113.007482. Epub 2013 Dec 17.

A rising tide: the global epidemic of atrial fibrillation

Alvaro Alonso  1 , Lindsay G S Bengtson
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Editorial

A rising tide: the global epidemic of atrial fibrillation

Alvaro Alonso et al. Circulation. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Editorials; atrial fibrillation; epidemiology.

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