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Role of Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation and Intracardiac Echocardiography in the Treatment of Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia

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  1. Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

    Martin R. Karch, Jerold S. Shinbane, Jonathan M. Kalman, Randall J. Lee & Michael D. Lesh

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Karch, M.R., Shinbane, J.S., Kalman, J.M. et al. Role of Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation and Intracardiac Echocardiography in the Treatment of Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia. Card Electrophysiol Rev 4, 34–38 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009978817051

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