Prevention of esophageal injury during catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: Is intracardiac echocardiography the answer?

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Calkins, Hugh [1 ]
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[1] Johns Hopkins Med Inst, Baltimore, MD 21205 USA
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10.1016/j.hrthm.2006.06.019
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R5 [内科学];
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