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. 2025 Aug;48(8):1220-1222.
doi: 10.1007/s00270-025-04061-3. Epub 2025 May 14.

Protection in Cryoablation: Controlled Warming to Prevent Skin Burns

Edward W Johnston  1   2 , Jodie Basso  3 , Shaira Farooq  3 , Queenie Lo  4 , Nicos Fotiadis  3   5
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Protection in Cryoablation: Controlled Warming to Prevent Skin Burns

Edward W Johnston et al. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2025 Aug.
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Declarations. Conflict of interest: Nicos Fotiadis has received consultancy fees for Boston Scientific. The rest of the authors declare that they have no conflict of interest. Ethical Approval: All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. Informed Consent: For this type of study, informed consent is not required. Consent for Publication: Consent for publication was obtained for every individual person’s data included in the study.

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