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Left atrial wall thickness; at the forefront of atrial fibrillation ablation strategies

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    Georgios K. Chalikias & Dimitrios N. Tziakas

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Chalikias, G.K., Tziakas, D.N. Left atrial wall thickness; at the forefront of atrial fibrillation ablation strategies. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 37, 3537–3538 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10554-021-02434-6

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