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Left atrium electrical isolation as a complication of catheter ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation

Man NingDepartment of Cardiology, Beijing An Zhen Hospital affiliated with Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
, MD,
Jian-Zeng DongDepartment of Cardiology, Beijing An Zhen Hospital affiliated with Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.Correspondence[email protected] [email protected]
, MD &
Chang-Sheng MaDepartment of Cardiology, Beijing An Zhen Hospital affiliated with Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
, MD
Pages 271-273 | Received 30 Nov 2009, Published online: 23 May 2017

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