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Editorial
. 2022 Jun;33(6):1197-1198.
doi: 10.1111/jce.15482. Epub 2022 Apr 17.

Ready to deploy prophylactics?

Mehmet K Aktas  1 , Jonathan S Steinberg  1
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Editorial

Ready to deploy prophylactics?

Mehmet K Aktas et al. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2022 Jun.
No abstract available

Keywords: atrial flutter; cardiac surgery; catheter ablation; prophylactic ablation.

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