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European Heart Journal 2001 22(22):2038-2040; doi:10.1053/euhj.2001.2757
Copyright © 2001 by the European Society of Cardiology.
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Progress continues in the quest to cure atrial fibrillation with catheter ablation techniques

H. Calkins

Division of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.

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