Is Human Long-Standing Persistent Atrial Fibrillation More Stable Than Assumed?
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Ablation of long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation.
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عنوان ژورنال: JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2405-500X
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacep.2015.02.016