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    Atrial Fibrillation



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    By: Reference Healthwise Staff Last Revised: Reference May 9, 2012
    Medical Review: Reference E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
    Reference John M. Miller, MD, FACC - Cardiology, Electrophysiology


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