Esophageal Injury Following Radiofrequency Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: Injury Classification

Overview

Journal Gastroenterol Hepatol (N Y)

Specialty Gastroenterology

Date 2012 Aug 31

PMID 22933881

Citations 9

Authors

Jonathan Keshishian

Juan Young

Eric Hill

Yasser Saloum

Patrick G Brady

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