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Cryoballoon catheter ablation versus antiarrhythmic drugs as a first-line therapy for patients with...

Cryoballoon catheter ablation versus antiarrhythmic drugs as a first-line therapy for patients with...

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Cryoballoon catheter ablation versus antiarrhythmic drugs as a first-line therapy for patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: Rationale and design of the international Cryo-FIRST study

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Cryoballoon catheter ablation versus antiarrhythmic drugs as a first-line therapy for patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: Rationale and design of the international Cryo-FIRST study

Publisher

United States: Elsevier Inc

Journal title

The American heart journal, 2020-04, Vol.222, p.64-72

Language

English

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United States: Elsevier Inc

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Contents

Radiofrequency current (RFC) catheter ablation for patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) has been shown to be safe and effective in first-line therapy. Recent data demonstrates that RFC ablation provides better clinical outcomes compared to antiarrhythmic drug (AAD) in the treatment of early AF disease. Furthermore, studies comparing RF...

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Cryoballoon catheter ablation versus antiarrhythmic drugs as a first-line therapy for patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: Rationale and design of the international Cryo-FIRST study

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TN_cdi_hal_primary_oai_HAL_hal_03572224v1

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_hal_primary_oai_HAL_hal_03572224v1

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ISSN

0002-8703

E-ISSN

1097-6744

DOI

10.1016/j.ahj.2019.12.006

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