Pursuing early catheter ablation to treat atrial fibrillation in the congestive heart failure population: significance of the AATAC trial results

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Karen P Phillips. J Thorac Dis. 2016 Aug.

. 2016 Aug;8(8):1913-5.

doi: 10.21037/jtd.2016.06.78.

¹ Heart Care Partners, Greenslopes Private Hospital, Newdegate St, Greenslopes, Brisbane, Australia.

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The author has no conflicts of interest to declare.

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