Oral Anticoagulants for Atrial Fibrillation Patients with Active Cancer.

Korean Circ J

Division of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Korea University Cardiovascular Center, Korea University Guro Hospital, Seoul, Korea.

Published: May 2018

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