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World J Cardiol. May 26, 2012; 4(5): 188-194
Published online May 26, 2012. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v4.i5.188
Published online May 26, 2012. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v4.i5.188
Measuring luminal esophageal temperature during pulmonary vein isolation of atrial fibrillation
Daisuke Sato, Kunihiro Teramoto, Hiroki Kitajima, Naoto Nishina, Yoshitomi Kida, Hiroki Mani, Masahiro Esato, Yeong-Hwa Chun, Arrhythmia Care Center, Takeda Hospital, Kyoto 600-8558, Japan
Toshiji Iwasaka, Second Department of Internal Medicine, Kansai Medical University, Moriguchi 570-8506, Japan
Author contributions: Sato D analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript; Teramoto K collected the cardiac computed tomography data; Sato D, Teramoto K, Kitajima H, Nishina N, Kida Y, Mani H, Esato M and Chun YH performed catheter ablation; Chun YH and Iwasaka T gave the final approval for the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Daisuke Sato, MD, PhD, Arrhythmia Care Center, Takeda Hospital, Kyoto 600-8558, Japan. satod@takii.kmu.ac.jp
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Received: February 17, 2012
Revised: April 27, 2012
Accepted: May 4, 2012
Published online: May 26, 2012
Revised: April 27, 2012
Accepted: May 4, 2012
Published online: May 26, 2012
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