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What are some of the risks for an atrial ablation?
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Ablation: perforation, clot-emboli-stroke, injury to esophagus, phrenic nerve injury, and some others but these are all rare provided that ablation is done by experts with methods to prevent complications.
Answered 7/4/2015
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