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Review
. 2012 Apr 14;4(6):428.
doi: 10.4022/jafib.428. eCollection 2012 Apr-May.

Risk of Arrhythmia Recurrence After Successful Ablation of Lone Atrial Fibrillation

Y Khaykin  1 , D Friedlander  1 , L Zarnett  1 , C Seabrook  1 , M Beardsall  1 , S Feltham  1 , B Tsang  1 , Z Wulffhart  1 , A Pantano  1 , A Verma  1
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Risk of Arrhythmia Recurrence After Successful Ablation of Lone Atrial Fibrillation

Y Khaykin et al. J Atr Fibrillation. .
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Figure 1.
Figure 1.. Survival Free of Atrial Fibrillation
Time following ablation, months
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