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Original Scientific Paper

The quest for indicators of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in sinus rhythm – the DETECT AF trial

N. BrasierDepartment of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland; View further author information
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S. EngelterDepartment of Neurology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland; View further author information
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T. KolbitschDepartment of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland; View further author information
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A. TabordDepartment of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland; View further author information
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J. Knobelochenverdis GmbH, Jena, Germany; View further author information
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M. KühneDepartment of Cardiology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland; View further author information
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D. ConenDepartment of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland; ;Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, CanadaView further author information
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C. TraenkaDepartment of Neurology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland; View further author information
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T. Kreutzbergerenverdis GmbH, Jena, Germany; View further author information
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G. VöllminDepartment of Cardiology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland; View further author information
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J. EcksteinDepartment of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland; Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 301-307 | Received 25 Apr 2018, Accepted 13 Jun 2018, Published online: 19 Aug 2018

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