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Eur Heart J. 2023 Jul 14;44(27):2458-2469. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehad250.
Eur Heart J. 2023.
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Peri-procedural data were available for 118 patients (85.5%). Following catheter ablation, the median time to symptoms and the median time to diagnosis were 18 (7.75, 25; range: 0-60) days and 21 (15, 29.5; range: 2-63) days, respectively. The median time fro …
Peri-procedural data were available for 118 patients (85.5%). Following catheter ablation, the median time to symptoms and the med …