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Managing Atrial Fibrillation in Active Patients and Athletes

Robert A. Reiss Dr Reiss is a clinical associate professor of family and internal medicine at the University of Southern California (USC) School of Medicine and director of Westchester Medical Group Center for Heart and Health in Los Angeles. He is a USC team physician, holds a certificate of added qualifications in sports medicine, and is a fellow of the American College of Physicians and a member of the American College of Sports Medicine.Correspondence[email protected]
, MD &
Donald M. Christie Dr Christie is a board certified internist and holds a certificate of added qualifications in sports medicine. He is director of Northeast Sportsmedicine at St Mary's Regional Medical Center in Lewiston, Maine.
, MD (Internal Medicine Series Editor)
Pages 73-83 | Published online: 19 Jun 2015

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