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Improvement in ventricular function with rhythm control of atrial arrhythmias may delay the need for atrioventricular valve surgery in adults with congenital heart disease

Benjamin Zielonka¹, Yuli Y. Kim^2,3, Gregory E. Supple², Sara L. Partington^2,3, Emily S. Ruckdeschel^2,3, Francis E. Marchlinski², David S. Frankel²

1 Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2 Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
3 Division of Cardiology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

* Corresponding Author: David S. Frankel, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104. Email: . edu