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Comment
. 2016 Jun;22(6):737.
doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivw080.

eComment. Atrial fibrillation surgery: less invasive techniques, less efficient results

Ovidio A Garcia-Villarreal  1
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eComment. Atrial fibrillation surgery: less invasive techniques, less efficient results

Ovidio A Garcia-Villarreal. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2016 Jun.
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