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Digital screening for atrial fibrillation to prevent stroke: the Austrian Digital Heart Program
Sebastian J Reinstadler1, Michael Schreinlechner1, Axel Bauer1
1Cardiology and Angiology, Medical University of Innsbruck, University Clinic of Internal Medicine III, Anichstrasse 35 Innsbruck A-6020, Austria.
European Heart Journal
|October 3, 2025
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