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Clinical evidence for a dynamic atrial fibrillation substrate in sleep apnea

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  1. Centre for Heart Rhythm Disorders, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), University of Adelaide and Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, 5000, Australia

    Dominik Linz, Kadhim Kadhim & Prashanthan Sanders

  2. Department of Cardiology, Royal Melbourne Hospital and Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia

    Jonathan M. Kalman

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Linz, D., Kadhim, K., Kalman, J.M. et al. Clinical evidence for a dynamic atrial fibrillation substrate in sleep apnea. Sleep Breath 24, 1657–1659 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11325-019-01872-w

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