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РЕКОМЕНДАЦИИ АМЕРИКАНСКОЙ КОЛЛЕГИИ КАРДИОЛОГОВ, АМЕРИКАНСКОЙ КАРДИОЛОГИЧЕСКОЙ АССОЦИАЦИИ И ЕВРОПЕЙСКОГО ОБЩЕСТВА КАРДИОЛОГОВ (2006) ПО ВЕДЕНИЮ БОЛЬНЫХ С ФИБРИЛЛЯЦИЕЙ ПРЕДСЕРДИЙ
Отчет рабочей группы Американской коллегии кардиологов и Американской ассоциации сердца по практическим рекомендациям и комитета Европейского общества кардиологов по практическим рекомендациям.Рекомендации разработаны в сотрудничестве с Европейской ассоциацией сердечного ритма и Обществом сердечного ритма.Оригинальный текст опубликован в European Heart Journal (2006) 27, 1979–2030.
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