Transcranial Measurement of Cerebral Microembolic Signals During Pulmonary Vein
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Edina Nagy-Baló, Diana Tint, Marcell Clemens, Ildikó Beke, Katalin Réka Kovács, László Isolation: A Comparison of Two Ablation Techniques Transcranial Measurement of Cerebral Microembolic Signals During Pulmonary Vein Print ISSN: 1941-3149. Online ISSN: 1941-3084 Copyright © 2013 American Heart Association, Inc. All rights reserved. Avenue, Dallas, TX 75231 is published by the American Heart Association, 7272 Greenville Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology doi: 10.1161/CIRCEP.112.971747 2013;6:473-480; originally published online April 11, 2013; Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. http://circep.ahajournals.org/content/6/3/473 World Wide Web at: The online version of this article, along with updated information and services, is located on the http://circep.ahajournals.org/content/suppl/2013/04/11/CIRCEP.112.971747.DC1.html Data Supplement (unedited) at:
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