Safety of a Simplified Electrophysiological Method of Transseptal Puncture. A Single Center's Experience

Overview

Journal Postepy Kardiol Interwencyjnej

Publisher Termedia

Specialty Cardiology & Vascular Diseases

Date 2018 Jul 17

PMID 30008771

Authors

Malgorzata Lodyga

Piotr Urbanek

Michal Orczykowski

Damian Lasocha

Maria Bilinska

Lukasz J Szumowski

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