© 1999 by European Society of Cardiology
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Prospective, randomized study of atrioventricular node ablation and mode-switching, dual chamber pacemaker implantation using two different algorithms in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University Hospital Birmingham, U.K.
Correspondence: Dr H. J. Marshall, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham, U.K.
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