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Review
. 2011 Nov;13(11):1526-32.
doi: 10.1093/europace/eur209. Epub 2011 Jul 21.

Complications of atrial fibrillation ablation: when prevention is better than cure

Antonio Sorgente  1 , Gian-Battista Chierchia, Carlo de Asmundis, Andrea Sarkozy, Lucio Capulzini, Pedro Brugada
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Complications of atrial fibrillation ablation: when prevention is better than cure

Antonio Sorgente et al. Europace. 2011 Nov.

Abstract

As atrial fibrillation ablation is becoming increasingly popular in many cardiac electrophysiological laboratories around the world, preventing, avoiding, or treating procedure-related complications is of utmost importance. In our review of the literature regarding this issue, we addressed in detail all the potential collateral and undesired effects associated to this intervention.

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