[Evaluation of the operator learning curve for radiofrequency ablation for atrioventricular nodal reentrant

Ayhan Küp1, Mehmet Celik1, Alper Kepez2

  • 1Kartal Kosuyolu Heart and Research Hospital.

Kardiologiia
|June 12, 2023
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