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. 2013 Jun;15(6):787–797. doi: 10.1093/europace/eut001

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Flow chart for study inclusion and exclusion. PRISMA, Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses; RCTs, randomized controlled trials.