Acta Med. 2006, 49: 47-50

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2017.109

Analysis of Thrombotic Complications After Catheter Ablation

Luděk Hamana,b, Petr Pařízeka, Radovan Malýa, Jiří Dudaa, Jaroslav Malýc

aCharles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové and University Hospital Hradec Králové, 1st Department of Internal Medicine, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
bUniversity of Defence in Brno, Faculty of Military Medicine in Hradec Králové, Department of Military Internal Medicine, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
cCharles University in Prague, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové and University Hospital Hradec Králové, 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

Received October 1, 2005
Accepted March 1, 2006

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