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AF ablation: you cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today

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  1. Center for Cardiovascular Innovation, 2775 Laurel St, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1M9, Canada

    Jason G. Andrade & Marc W. Deyell

  2. Montreal Heart Institute, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada

    Jason G. Andrade

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Dr. JG Andrade reports grants and personal fees from Medtronic, grants from Baylis, personal fees from Biosense-Webster. Dr. M. Deyell reports honoraria and research funding from Biosense Webster, and honoraria from Medtronic, Abbott and Boston Scientific.

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Andrade, J.G., Deyell, M.W. AF ablation: you cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today. J Interv Card Electrophysiol 65, 341–342 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10840-022-01257-2

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