The stepwise ablation approach for chronic atrial fibrillation--evidence for a cumulative effect.

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Published in J Interv Card Electrophysiol on November 14, 2006

Authors

Mark D O'Neill1, Pierre Jaïs, Yoshihide Takahashi, Anders Jönsson, Frédéric Sacher, Mélèze Hocini, Prashanthan Sanders, Thomas Rostock, Martin Rotter, Andrej Pernat, Jacques Clémenty, Michel Haïssaguerre

Author Affiliations

1: Hôpital Cardiologique du Haut Lévêque & Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux II, 33604 Bordeaux, Pessac, France. mdconeill@btinternet.com

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