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Cryoablation of an anteroseptal accessory pathway

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    Georg Grossmann,  Patrick Stiller,  Vinzenz Hombach &  Sascha Stiller

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Grossmann, G., Stiller, P., Hombach, V. et al. Cryoablation of an anteroseptal accessory pathway. Clin Res Cardiol 96, 56–59 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-006-0462-z

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