Idiopathic atrial fibrillation revisited in a large longitudinal clinical cohort.

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Published in Europace on December 01, 2011

Authors

Bob Weijs1, Ron Pisters, Robby Nieuwlaat, Günter Breithardt, Jean-Yves Le Heuzey, Panos E Vardas, Ione Limantoro, Ulrich Schotten, Gregory Y H Lip, Harry J G M Crijns

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University Medical Centre, PO Box 5800, Maastricht 6202 AZ, The Netherlands. b.weijs@mumc.nl

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