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Should we burn our bridges with AVNRT ablation?

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  1. Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA

    Christopher Purtell & Alan D. Enriquez

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Purtell, C., Enriquez, A.D. Should we burn our bridges with AVNRT ablation?. J Interv Card Electrophysiol 66, 1041–1042 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10840-023-01501-3

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