Has the time come to recommend catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation as first-line therapy?
- PMID: 24549546
- DOI: 10.1001/jama.2014.468
Has the time come to recommend catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation as first-line therapy?
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Radiofrequency ablation vs antiarrhythmic drugs as first-line treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (RAAFT-2): a randomized trial.JAMA. 2014 Feb 19;311(7):692-700. doi: 10.1001/jama.2014.467. JAMA. 2014. PMID: 24549549 Clinical Trial.
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