Assessing the complications from atrial fibrillation ablation: Closer to truth

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Hutchinson, Mathew
Callans, David J.
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[1] Univ Penn, Sch Med, Sect Electphysiol, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
[2] Univ Penn, Sch Med, Div Cardiovasc Med, Dept Med,Sect Electrophysiol, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
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10.1016/j.hrthm.2007.08.016
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R5 [内科学];
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