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Radiofrequency ablation of atrial fibrillation using a single catheter approach: time to lose the halo

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  1. Liverpool Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Liverpool and Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital, Liverpool, UK

    Dhiraj Gupta & Peter Calvert

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Gupta, D., Calvert, P. Radiofrequency ablation of atrial fibrillation using a single catheter approach: time to lose the halo. J Interv Card Electrophysiol 66, 249–252 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10840-022-01353-3

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