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Atrial-esophageal fingerprinting for atrial fibrillation ablation

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA

    Ikram U. Haq

  2. Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    Jackson J. Liang

  3. Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA

    Christopher V. DeSimone

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Haq, I.U., Liang, J.J. & DeSimone, C.V. Atrial-esophageal fingerprinting for atrial fibrillation ablation. J Interv Card Electrophysiol 65, 593–594 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10840-022-01358-y

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