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Editorial
. 2017 Oct;9(10):3630-3634.
doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.09.128.

Effectiveness of catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: are we at the dawn of a new era?

Matteo Anselmino  1 , Fiorenzo Gaita  1 , Andrea Saglietto  1
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Editorial

Effectiveness of catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: are we at the dawn of a new era?

Matteo Anselmino et al. J Thorac Dis. 2017 Oct.
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Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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Figure 1
The possible beneficial effects of adopting AFTCA as first-line therapy for AF. AFTCA, atrial fibrillation transcatheter ablation; AF, atrial fibrillation.
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