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Editorial
. 2020 Mar;31(3):689-691.
doi: 10.1111/jce.14370. Epub 2020 Feb 5.

Atrial fibrillation ablation in congestive heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: Tackling the vicious twins

Dingxin Qin  1 , E Kevin Heist  1
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Editorial

Atrial fibrillation ablation in congestive heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: Tackling the vicious twins

Dingxin Qin et al. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2020 Mar.
No abstract available

Keywords: ablation; atrial fibrillation; heart failure; heart failure with preserved ejection fraction; pulmonary vein isolation.

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