Laser ablation of the pulmonary veins by
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Nathaniel M. Fried; Arkadiy Tsitlik; Kenneth C. Rent; Ronald D. Berger; Albert C
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Article
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2001
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract ## Background and Objective Focal sources of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation may be treatable by electrical isolation of the pulmonary veins from the left atrium. A new fiberoptic balloon catheter was tested as an alternative to radiofrequency catheter ablation for creation of circumfer