Korean Circulation Journal

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Gender Difference in Catheter Ablation: Atrial Fibrillations from Mars and Venus?

  • Yu, Hee Tae (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Health System) ;
  • Pak, Hui-Nam (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Health System)
  • Received : 2018.03.23
  • Accepted : 2018.04.10
  • Published : 2018.07.30
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