Role of rate control and regularization through pacing in patients with chronic atrial fibrillation and preserved ventricular function: the VRR study.

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Published in Pacing Clin Electrophysiol on August 01, 2006

Authors

Gianfranco Ciaramitaro1, Giuseppe Sgarito, Francesco Solimene, Gianpiero Maglia, Alfredo Vicentini, Giovanni DI Donato, Giovanni Raciti, Giovanni Parrinello, Giovanni Battista Del Giudice

Author Affiliations

1: Institute of Cardiology, University of Palermo, Italy. gciaramitaro@freemail.it

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