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To the Editor-Investigating sinoatrial node activation during sinus rhythm using phase mapping

Fons J Wesselius1, Rohit K Kharbanda2, Mathijs S van Schie1

  • 1Department of Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Heart Rhythm
|October 22, 2020
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