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. 2019 Oct;30(10):2189-2190.
doi: 10.1111/jce.14095. Epub 2019 Aug 6.

Epicardial ganglionated plexus ablation: Safety considerations beyond the atria

Marat Fudim  1   2 , Nathan H Waldron  3 , Jonathan P Piccini  1   2   4
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Epicardial ganglionated plexus ablation: Safety considerations beyond the atria

Marat Fudim et al. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2019 Oct.
No abstract available

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: MF is supported by an American Heart Association Grant, 17MCPRP33460225 and NIH T32 grant 5T32HL007101; NHW receives grant support and serves as a consultant to Allergan Inc, and received grant support (16MCPRP30700010) from the American Heart Association; JPP receives grants for clinical research from Abbott, American Heart Association, Boston Scientific, Gilead, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, NHLBI, and Philips and serves as a consultant to Abbott, Allergan, ARCA Biopharma, Biotronik, Boston Scientific, Johnson & Johnson, LivaNova, Medtronic, Milestone, Oliver Wyman Health, Sanofi, Philips, and Up-to-Date.

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