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Should transesophageal echocardiography be done in all patients who underwent catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation? A case report and review of the literature

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    Manuela Frühauf, Charlotte Eitel, Andreas Bollmann, Christopher Piorkowski, Ulrike Wetzel, Florian Schliephake & Arash Arya

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Frühauf, M., Eitel, C., Bollmann, A. et al. Should transesophageal echocardiography be done in all patients who underwent catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation? A case report and review of the literature. Clin Res Cardiol 99, 125–128 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-009-0091-4

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