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Editorial

Pharmacotherapy for atrial fibrillation: is rhythm control achievable?

Timothy Watson Research Fellow, University Department of Medicine, City Hospital, Birmingham, B18 7QH, UK
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Eduard Shantsila Research Fellow, University Department of Medicine, City Hospital, Birmingham, B18 7QH, UK
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Gregory YH Lip Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine, University Department of Medicine, City Hospital, Birmingham, B18 7QH, UK. [email protected]
Pages 1105-1107 | Published online: 30 May 2006

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