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Epidemiology and patient outcome after medical emergency team calls triggered by atrial fibrillation.
Schneider A, Calzavacca P, Jones D, Bellomo R. Resuscitation. 2011;82:410-414.

Atrial fibrillation, a common cardiac arrhythmia, triggered a significant proportion of rapid response system activations at an Australian hospital, and was associated with worsened clinical outcomes.
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