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Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation:

ongoing atrial fibrillation inside a single pulmonary vein after successful electrical disconnection and restoration of sinus rhythm in both atria

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  1. Department of Cardiology, University of Tübingen, Otfried-Müller-Straße 10, 72076, Tübingen, Germany

    Klaus Kettering MD, Mathias Busch MD & Jürgen Schreieck MD

  2. Paediatric Cardiology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany

    Gerald F. Greil MD & Ludger Sieverding MD

  3. Diagnostic Radiology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany

    Stephan Miller MD

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Kettering, K., Greil, G.F., Busch, M. et al. Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation:. Clin Res Cardiol 95, 663–667 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-006-0437-0

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