Freezing the left atrial posterior wall to make real icing on the cake.

Journal of Cardiovascular ElectrophysiologyVolume 34, Issue 10 p. 2053-2054 INVITED EDITORIAL Freezing the left atrial posterior wall to make real icing on the cake Praneeth Katrapati MD, Praneeth Katrapati MD Division of Cardiology, Banner University Medical Center Phoenix, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix, Arizona, USASearch for more papers by this authorRong Bai MD, FHRS, FACC, FESC, Corresponding Author Rong Bai MD, FHRS, FACC, FESC [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-3106-7318 Division of Cardiology, Banner University Medical Center Phoenix, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix, Arizona, USA Correspondence Rong Bai, MD, Banner University Medical Center Phoenix, 755 E. McDowell Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85006, USA. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author Praneeth Katrapati MD, Praneeth Katrapati MD Division of Cardiology, Banner University Medical Center Phoenix, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix, Arizona, USASearch for more papers by this authorRong Bai MD, FHRS, FACC, FESC, Corresponding Author Rong Bai MD, FHRS, FACC, FESC [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0002-3106-7318 Division of Cardiology, Banner University Medical Center Phoenix, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix, Arizona, USA Correspondence Rong Bai, MD, Banner University Medical Center Phoenix, 755 E. McDowell Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85006, USA. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author First published: 06 September 2023 https://doi.org/10.1111/jce.16049 Disclosures: None. 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