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Cryoballoon pulmonary vein isolation in a patient with atrial fibrillation and cardiogenic shock, and a high probability of severe tachyarrhythmic cardiomyopathy

Krzysztof Myrda12, Wiktor Czarkowski1, Anna Kazik1, Aleksandra Błachut1, Agata Kukfisz1, Mariusz Gąsior12

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