Open chest ablation of a right anterior epicardial accessory pathway
Johannes Weickmann1, Christian Paech1, Roman Antonin Gebauer1
1Department for Pediatric Cardiology, University of Leipzig-Heart Center, Leipzig, Germany.
Heartrhythm Case Reports
|June 16, 2023
Abstract
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Keywords:
AblationArrhythmia surgeryEpicardial accessory pathwayMyocardial bridgeWolff-Parkinson-White syndromeMore Related Videos
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