Pulmonary Vein Occlusion/Stenosis After Pulmonary Vein Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation
First published: 23 April 2003
Address for correspondence: Hakan Oral, M.D., Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Michigan, TC B1 140D, 1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0311. Fax: 734-936-7026; E-mail:
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