Convergent atrial fibrillation ablation-Focus on the epicardium

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Thomas Gaspar et al. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2020 Jun.

. 2020 Jun;31(6):1277-1278.

doi: 10.1111/jce.14453. Epub 2020 Mar 30.

¹ Department of Electrophysiology, Heart Center, University of Dresden, Dresden, Germany.

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Keywords: LA posterior wall isolation; epicardial ablation; hybrid procedure; persistent atrial fibrillation.

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