RT-139
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A novel microcatheter approach to the ablation of atrial fibrillation: safety and feasibility in 43 patients
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Michelle Adam, Zoltan Csanadi, Claudio Tondo, Paolo Della Bella, Roberto De Ponti, Jorge A. Salerno, George Theodorakis, Ernst G. Vester, Annibale Sandro Montenero, for the REVELATION™.
European Atrial Fibrillation Group
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