Low-voltage areas identified with new mapping catheters and technologies

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Shinsuke Miyazaki. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2022 Jul.

. 2022 Jul;33(7):1412-1413.

doi: 10.1111/jce.15501. Epub 2022 Apr 24.

¹ Department of Advanced Arrhythmia Research and Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.

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Keywords: ablation; grid catheter; low-voltage area; mapping.

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