Empiric Catheter Ablation of Premature Ventricular Contractions when There is a >20% Burden in an Asymptomatic Patient with Normal Left Ventricular Size and Function-An Argument for a Conservative, Do-less Approach

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Journal Heart Rhythm O2

Date 2021 Jun 11

PMID 34113924

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Kurt S Hoffmayer

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