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Editorial

Using personalized computer models to custom-tailor ablation procedures for atrial fibrillation patients: are we there yet?

Patrick M. BoyleInstitute for Computational Medicine and Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USAView further author information
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Sohail ZahidInstitute for Computational Medicine and Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USAView further author information
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Natalia A. TrayanovaInstitute for Computational Medicine and Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 339-341 | Received 31 Jan 2017, Accepted 05 Apr 2017, Published online: 17 Apr 2017

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