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. 2008 Nov 12;31(11):559. doi: 10.1002/clc.20374

Risk of Cerebrovascular Accident After a First Diagnosis of Atrial Fibrillation

Dhanya Kalathil 1,, George I Varughese 1
PMCID: PMC6653566  PMID: 19006235

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