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Should voltage mapping be an integral part of the cryoballoon ablation procedure?

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Johnson, D.C., Wissner, E. Should voltage mapping be an integral part of the cryoballoon ablation procedure?. J Interv Card Electrophysiol 66, 517–518 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10840-022-01455-y

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