Intra-pericardial balloon retraction of the left atrium: A novel method to prevent esophageal injury during catheter ablation
Open Access
- 4 July 2008
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Elsevier in Heart Rhythm
- Vol. 5 (10) , 1473-1475
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2008.06.023
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