Identification of a high-risk population for esophageal injury during radiofrequency catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: Procedural and anatomical considerations
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- 26 February 2010
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in Heart Rhythm
- Vol. 7 (9) , 1224-1230
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2010.02.027
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