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Editorial
. 2014 Nov 11;64(19):2024-5.
doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.07.990. Epub 2014 Nov 3.

Obstructive sleep apnea and atrial fibrillation: is the link real?

Atul Malhotra  1 , Tomas G Neilan  2 , Kathleen Sarmiento  3
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Editorial

Obstructive sleep apnea and atrial fibrillation: is the link real?

Atul Malhotra et al. J Am Coll Cardiol. .
No abstract available

Keywords: animal; atrial pressure; connexin-43; lung; models; pulmonary veins; rats; ventricular remodeling.

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