Lethal atrioesophageal fistula after pulmonary vein isolation using high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU)
- 1 January 2008
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Elsevier in Heart Rhythm
- Vol. 5 (1) , 145-148
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2007.08.023
Abstract
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