Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 19, Issue 2 , Pages 97-99 , February 2010

Pulmonary Vein Stenosis: A Complication of Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Treated with Stenting

Received 26 December 2008 ,Revised 15 September 2009 ,Accepted 22 September 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2009.09.003

Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 19, Issue 2 , Pages 97-99 , February 2010

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