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The diagnosis and treatment of cardiac arrhythmias have evolvedinto a full-fledged subdiscipline of cardiovascular medicine;in recognition, the American Board of Internal Medicine hasadministered the first subspecialty certifying examination inclinical cardiac electrophysiology. The vigor of this subdisciplineis reflected by the publication of these three books, whichrepresent attempts to coalesce into single-source referencesrecent advances in our understanding of cardiac arrhythmias.Although the books are directed toward the cardiovascular specialistand subspecialist in electrophysiology, they contain state-of-the-artinformation that will be of use to the general internist aswell as to trainees in medicine and cardiovascular . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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