Korean Circ J.  2023 May;53(5):344-346. 10.4070/kcj.2023.0069.

Is Right Atrial Remodeling an Additional Marker for the Progression of Atrial Fibrillation?

• Park JK

• KMID: 2542304
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4070/kcj.2023.0069

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