Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Heart Failure

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[Article in English, Portuguese]

Mauricio Scanavacca et al. Arq Bras Cardiol. 2018 Apr.

. 2018 Apr;110(4):300-302.

doi: 10.5935/abc.20180066.

¹ Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.

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A randomized controlled trial of catheter ablation versus medical treatment of atrial fibrillation in heart failure (the CAMTAF trial).
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