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Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives Volume 8, 2018 - Issue 4
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Atrial fibrillation and heart failure- results of the CASTLE-AF trial

Syed Raza ShahDepartment of Internal Medicine, North Florida Regional Medical Center, University of Central Florida (Gainesville), Gainesville, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Palwasha Ghulam MoosaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS), Karachi, Pakistan
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Mazia FatimaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Post Doc Fellow Cardiology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
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Rohan Kumar OchaniDepartment of Internal Medicine, Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS), Karachi, Pakistan
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Waqas ShahnawazDepartment of Internal Medicine, Agha Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
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Muhammad Ahmed JangdaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS), Karachi, Pakistan
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Syed Arbab ShahDepartment of Internal Medicine, Ziauddin Medical University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
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Pages 208-210 | Received 31 Mar 2018, Accepted 26 Jun 2018, Published online: 23 Aug 2018

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