Electrophysiologically guided pulmonary vein isolation during sustained atrial fibrillation.

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Published in J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol on March 01, 2003

Authors

Laurent Macle1, Pierre Jaïs, Christophe Scavée, Rukshen Weerasooriya, Dipen C Shah, Mélèze Hocini, Kee-Joon Choi, Florence Raybaud, Jacques Clémenty, Michel Haïssaguerre

Author Affiliations

1: Service du Professeur Clementy, Hôpital Cardiologique du Haut-Lévêque, Bordeaux-Pessac, France. Jacques.clementy@pu.u-bordeaux2.fr

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