Evidence of Specialized Conduction Cells in Human Pulmonary Veins of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

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• Publication year

  2003

• Venue

  Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

• Publication date

  2003-08-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine

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  DOI 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2003.03075.xPMID 12890038
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