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Original Scientific Papers

Low serum potassium levels are associated with the risk of atrial fibrillation

Raymond Faraha Department of Internal Medicine B, Ziv Medical Center, Safed, Israel;b Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, Bar-Ilan University, Safed, IsraelCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mais Nassara Department of Internal Medicine B, Ziv Medical Center, Safed, Israel
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Bayan Aborayaa Department of Internal Medicine B, Ziv Medical Center, Safed, Israel
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William Nseirb Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, Bar-Ilan University, Safed, Israel;c Department of Internal Medicine, Badeh Baruch Medical center, Poryia, Israel
Pages 887-890 | Received 12 May 2020, Accepted 18 Jul 2020, Published online: 29 Jul 2020

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