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Editorial
. 2017 Mar;9(3):419-422.
doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.02.93.

FIRE or ICE for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation?-perspectives from the largest randomized evaluation of cryoballoon and radiofrequency ablation to date

Konstantinos C Siontis  1 , Peter A Noseworthy  2
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Editorial

FIRE or ICE for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation?-perspectives from the largest randomized evaluation of cryoballoon and radiofrequency ablation to date

Konstantinos C Siontis et al. J Thorac Dis. 2017 Mar.
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Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

Comment on

  • Cryoballoon or Radiofrequency Ablation for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation.
    Kuck KH, Brugada J, Fürnkranz A, Metzner A, Ouyang F, Chun KR, Elvan A, Arentz T, Bestehorn K, Pocock SJ, Albenque JP, Tondo C; FIRE AND ICE Investigators. Kuck KH, et al. N Engl J Med. 2016 Jun 9;374(23):2235-45. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1602014. Epub 2016 Apr 4. N Engl J Med. 2016. PMID: 27042964 Clinical Trial.

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