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Risks and Benefits of Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia in Patients With an Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators

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Cardiac Electrophysiology Review

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    Gregory F. Michaud & Fred Morady

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Michaud, G.F., Morady, F. Risks and Benefits of Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia in Patients With an Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators. Card Electrophysiol Rev 2, 291–293 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009942425437

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