Cryoballoon Versus Open Irrigated Radiofrequency Ablation in Patients With Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation: The Prospective, Randomized, Controlled, Noninferiority FreezeAF Study

Luik, Armin, Radzewitz, Andrea, Kieser, Meinhard, Walter, Marlene, Bramlage, Peter, Hörmann, Patrick, Schmidt, Kerstin, Horn, Nicolas +6 more·2015·Circulation
DOI 10.1161/circulationaha.115.016871

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