AF Termination: the Holy Grail of Persistent AF Ablation?
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AF Termination: the Holy Grail of Persistent AF Ablation?
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Atrial Fibrillation
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1941-6911
DOI: 10.4022/jafib.v1i12.571