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Catheter Ablation for the Long-Term Management of Arrhythmias Associated with Chronic Myocardial Infarction

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Cardiac Electrophysiology Review

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    Brian H. Sarter, David C. Man, Dina R. Yazmajian, David J. Callans, David S. Schwartzman, Charles D. Gottlieb & Francis E. Marchlinski

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Sarter, B.H., Man, D.C., Yazmajian, D.R. et al. Catheter Ablation for the Long-Term Management of Arrhythmias Associated with Chronic Myocardial Infarction. Card Electrophysiol Rev 1, 215–219 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009966324798

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