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. 1965 Jan;27(1):128–131. doi: 10.1136/hrt.27.1.128

CONVERSION OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION BY DIRECT CURRENT COUNTER SHOCK

J F Pantridge 1, P B Halmos 1
PMCID: PMC490143  PMID: 14242153

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