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Transcatheter Cryoablation Part II: Clinical Utility

2008; Wiley; Volume: 31; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1540-8159.2007.00975.x

1540-8159

Kristina Lemola, Marc Dubuc, Paul Khairy,

Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias

Pacing and Clinical ElectrophysiologyVolume 31, Issue 2 p. 235-244 Transcatheter Cryoablation Part II: Clinical Utility KRISTINA LEMOLA M.D., KRISTINA LEMOLA M.D. Electrophysiology Service, Department of Cardiology, Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorMARC DUBUC M.D., MARC DUBUC M.D. Electrophysiology Service, Department of Cardiology, Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorPAUL KHAIRY M.D., Ph.D., PAUL KHAIRY M.D., Ph.D. Electrophysiology Service, Department of Cardiology, Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal, CanadaSearch for more papers by this author KRISTINA LEMOLA M.D., KRISTINA LEMOLA M.D. Electrophysiology Service, Department of Cardiology, Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorMARC DUBUC M.D., MARC DUBUC M.D. Electrophysiology Service, Department of Cardiology, Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal, CanadaSearch for more papers by this authorPAUL KHAIRY M.D., Ph.D., PAUL KHAIRY M.D., Ph.D. Electrophysiology Service, Department of Cardiology, Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal, CanadaSearch for more papers by this author First published: 24 January 2008 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-8159.2007.00975.xCitations: 25 Address for reprints: Paul Khairy, M.D., Ph.D., Electrophysiology Service, Montreal Heart Institute, 5000 Belanger St. E., Montreal, QC, Canada, H1T 1C8. 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