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Editorial
. 2021 May 15:331:340-341.
doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2021.01.019. Epub 2021 Jan 27.

Does anticoagulation reduce mortality in patients with atrial fibrillation who later developed a COVID-19 infection?

Juan Tamargo  1
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Editorial

Does anticoagulation reduce mortality in patients with atrial fibrillation who later developed a COVID-19 infection?

Juan Tamargo. Int J Cardiol. .
No abstract available

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Declaration of Competing Interest Dr. Tamargo reports no conflicts of interest.

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