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Loseto, G., Canaris, D., Mele, G. et al. Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation caused by hypokalemia in a healthy donor who underwent PBSC apheresis. Bone Marrow Transplant 48, 155–156 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/bmt.2012.109
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