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Remote magnetic navigation for persistent atrial fibrillation ablation via a retrograde aortic access: an approach for patients after atrial septal defect device closure

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  1. Department of Electrophysiology, German Heart Center Munich, Munich, Germany

    Alessandra Buiatti, Gabriele Hessling, Verena Semmler & Sonia Ammar

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Buiatti, A., Hessling, G., Semmler, V. et al. Remote magnetic navigation for persistent atrial fibrillation ablation via a retrograde aortic access: an approach for patients after atrial septal defect device closure. Clin Res Cardiol 103, 1028–1030 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-014-0747-6

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