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Pulmonary vein stenosis: still the Achilles heel of ablation for atrial fibrillation?The opinions expressed in this article are not necessarily those of the Editors of the European Heart Journal or of the European Society of Cardiology.

Published:2005-05-23 Issue:14 Volume:26 Page:1355-1357
ISSN:1522-9645
Container-title:European Heart Journal
language:en
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Author:

Pürerfellner Helmut

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

Link

http://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/article-pdf/26/14/1355/9623450/ehi313.pdf

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