American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 83, Issue 5, Supplement 2 , Pages 227-236 , 11 March 1999

A new system for catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation

  • Hugh Calkins, MD

      Affiliations

    • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland (HC), USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Hugh Calkins, MD, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 592 Carnegie, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21287–6568
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  • Jeffrey Hall, DVM

      Affiliations

    • Guidant Corporation, Cardiac Rhythm Management Group, St. Paul, Minnesota (JH, GW, MS, WB, JS, TC), USA
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  • Kenneth Ellenbogen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland (HC), USA
    • Guidant Corporation, Cardiac Rhythm Management Group, St. Paul, Minnesota (JH, GW, MS, WB, JS, TC), USA
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  • Greg Walcott, MD

      Affiliations

    • Guidant Corporation, Cardiac Rhythm Management Group, St. Paul, Minnesota (JH, GW, MS, WB, JS, TC), USA
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  • Marshall Sherman, BS

      Affiliations

    • Guidant Corporation, Cardiac Rhythm Management Group, St. Paul, Minnesota (JH, GW, MS, WB, JS, TC), USA
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  • Wade Bowe, BS

      Affiliations

    • Guidant Corporation, Cardiac Rhythm Management Group, St. Paul, Minnesota (JH, GW, MS, WB, JS, TC), USA
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  • John Simpson, MS

      Affiliations

    • Guidant Corporation, Cardiac Rhythm Management Group, St. Paul, Minnesota (JH, GW, MS, WB, JS, TC), USA
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  • Tom Castellano, BS

      Affiliations

    • Guidant Corporation, Cardiac Rhythm Management Group, St. Paul, Minnesota (JH, GW, MS, WB, JS, TC), USA
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  • G.Neal Kay, MD

      Affiliations

    • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland (HC), USA
    • Guidant Corporation, Cardiac Rhythm Management Group, St. Paul, Minnesota (JH, GW, MS, WB, JS, TC), USA

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American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 83, Issue 5, Supplement 2 , Pages 227-236 , 11 March 1999

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