Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 18, Issue 1 , Pages 28-31 , February 2009

Epicardial High-intensity Focused Ultrasound Cardiac Ablation for Surgical Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation

Received 11 March 2008 ,Revised 7 August 2008 ,Accepted 12 August 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2008.08.003

Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 18, Issue 1 , Pages 28-31 , February 2009

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