Cardiac arrhythmias in the emergency settings of acute coronary syndrome and revascularization: an European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) consensus document, endorsed by the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI), and European Acute Cardiovascular Care Association (ACCA)

Kalarus Z., Svendsen J.H., Capodanno D., Dan G.-A., De Maria E., Gorenek B., Jędrzejczyk-Patej Е., Mazurek M., Podolecki Т., Sticherling C., Tfelt-Hansen J., Traykov V., Lip G.Y.H.

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