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Just the facts: Atrial fibrillation or flutter in patients who are candidates for rate control

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  1. Department of Emergency Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Frank X. Scheuermeyer

  2. Department of Emergency Medicine, North York General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Elisha Targonsky

  3. Department of Emergency Medicine, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada

    Ian Stiell

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Scheuermeyer, F.X., Targonsky, E. & Stiell, I. Just the facts: Atrial fibrillation or flutter in patients who are candidates for rate control. Can J Emerg Med 23, 437–440 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43678-021-00116-9

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