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Atrial fibrillation (AF) and congestive heart failure (CHF) can have common symptoms and are often coexistent. It is likely that they are the most common cardiac diseases and they undoubtedly constitute major sources of health expenditure.
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Curnis, A., Mascioli, G., Bontempi, L., Metra, M., Cas, L.D. (2003). Incidence and Diagnosis of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Heart Failure. In: Gulizia, M. (eds) New Advances in Heart Failure and Atrial Fibrillation. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2087-0_2
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