Benefits and risks of catheter ablation in elderly patients with atrial fibrillation
Open Access
- 1 January 2015
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier BV in Heart Rhythm
- Vol. 12 (1), 44-51
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2014.09.049
Abstract
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