Elective DC cardioversion of atrial fibrillation: did we use the right procedure?

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Helmut U Klein. Eur Heart J. 2020.

. 2020 Feb 1;41(5):632-633.

doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz627.

¹ Clinical Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14620, USA.

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