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Risk of atrial fibrillation with high-dose corticosteroids

Bruno Chiappini St Luc Hospital, Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Av. Hippocrate 10, 1200 Brussels, Belgium. [email protected]
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Gebrine El Khoury St Luc Hospital, Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Av. Hippocrate 10, 1200 Brussels, Belgium
Pages 811-814 | Published online: 18 Oct 2006

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