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Arrhythmia in systemic sclerosis: catheter ablation or not?

Q WangDepartment of Cardiology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Y ShangDepartment of Blood Transfusion, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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Y WuDepartment of Cardiology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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C WangDepartment of Cardiology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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J ZhangDepartment of Cardiology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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X YanDepartment of Cardiology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
Pages 511-512 | Accepted 29 Nov 2018, Published online: 21 Feb 2019

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