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Is dronedarone effective for the prevention of recurrent atrial fibrillation?

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boxed-textSingh BN et al. for the EURIDIS and ADONIS Investigators (2007) Dronedarone for maintenance of sinus rhythm in atrial fibrillation or flutter. N Engl J Med 357: 987–999

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