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Successful localization and ablation of a Mahaim potential using a high-resolution mapping catheter after a failed conventional ablation attempt

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  1. Heidelberg Center for Heart Rhythm Disorders (HCR) & Department of Cardiology, Angiology, and Pneumology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany

    Patrick Lugenbiel, Panagiotis Xynogalos, Patrick Schweizer, Hugo A. Katus, Dierk Thomas & Eberhard P. Scholz

  2. Department of Cardiology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

    Patrick Lugenbiel, Panagiotis Xynogalos, Patrick Schweizer, Hugo A. Katus, Dierk Thomas & Eberhard P. Scholz

  3. DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Heidelberg/Mannheim, Heidelberg, Germany

    Hugo A. Katus, Dierk Thomas & Eberhard P. Scholz

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Lugenbiel, P., Xynogalos, P., Schweizer, P. et al. Successful localization and ablation of a Mahaim potential using a high-resolution mapping catheter after a failed conventional ablation attempt. Clin Res Cardiol 107, 607–610 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-018-1231-5

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