Korean Circ J.  2022 Oct;52(10):768-770. 10.4070/kcj.2022.0227.

Cryoballoon Ablation in Korea: Is It Time to Freeze the Veins?

• Park HS

• KMID: 2534040
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4070/kcj.2022.0227

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