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Verma, A., Verma, S., Errett, L. et al. Should prophylactic amiodarone therapy be used to prevent atrial tachyarrhythmia after cardiac surgery?. Nat Rev Cardiol 3, 422–423 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpcardio0629
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