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A link between A-fib and sleep apnea is no surprise, but why?

Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 2019, 86 (11) 706-707; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.86b.11019
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