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Maria Ferre-Vallverdu1,2,3, Carmen Ligero1,2,3, Rafael Vidal-Perez4

  • 1Department of Cardiology, Hospital Universitari de Sant Joan.

Clinical Interventions in Aging
|May 6, 2021
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Keywords:
EHRA scoreNYHA functional classatrial fibrillationcardioversionsinus rhythmsymptoms improvement

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