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Fast pathway ablation for atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia with a marked PR interval prolongation during sinus rhythm following transcatheter aortic valve implantation

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Reithmann, C., Fiek, M. Fast pathway ablation for atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia with a marked PR interval prolongation during sinus rhythm following transcatheter aortic valve implantation. Clin Res Cardiol 103, 495–498 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-014-0685-3

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