Rationale and Results of Device Therapy in Atrial Fibrillation

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Prakash A, Krol RB, Saksena S, Sumar R. Ablation of coexisting atrial flutter elicited using an electrophysiologic strategy in atrial fibrillation improves drug efficacy. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 1999;22:743 (Abstract).