Prevalence and causes of fatal outcome in catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation.

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• Publication year

  2009

• Venue

  Journal of the American College of Cardiology

• Publication date

  2009-05-12

• Fields of study

  Medicine

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  DOI 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.02.022PMID 19422987
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