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Acute management of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation with beta blockers plus intrave-nous flecainide: A real-world Chios registry (BETAFLEC-CHIOS)


- Department of Cardiology, Skylitseio General Hospital of Chios, Chios, Greece
- Department of Cardiology, Henri Dunant Hospital, Athens, Greece
- 1st Department of Cardiology, AHEPA University General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
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Title
Acute management of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation with beta blockers plus intrave-nous flecainide: A real-world Chios registry (BETAFLEC-CHIOS)
Journal
Kardiologia Polska (Polish Heart Journal)
Issue
Article type
Short communication
Published online
2022-11-23
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DOI
10.33963/KP.a2022.0267
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Authors
Athanasios Kartalis
Dimitrios Afendoulis
Maria Moutafi
Petros Voutas
Nikolaos Papagiannis
Stefanos Garoufalis
Nikolaos Kartalis
Nikolaos Smyrnioudis
Georgios Andrikopoulos
Matthaios Didagelos


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