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Comment
. 2021 Feb;18(2):74.
doi: 10.1038/s41569-020-00487-z.

Cryoablation as first-line strategy in AF

Irene Fernández-Ruiz  1
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Cryoablation as first-line strategy in AF

Irene Fernández-Ruiz. Nat Rev Cardiol. 2021 Feb.
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  • Cryoballoon Ablation as Initial Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation.
    Wazni OM, Dandamudi G, Sood N, Hoyt R, Tyler J, Durrani S, Niebauer M, Makati K, Halperin B, Gauri A, Morales G, Shao M, Cerkvenik J, Kaplon RE, Nissen SE; STOP AF First Trial Investigators. Wazni OM, et al. N Engl J Med. 2021 Jan 28;384(4):316-324. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2029554. Epub 2020 Nov 16. N Engl J Med. 2021. PMID: 33197158 Clinical Trial.
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    Andrade JG, Wells GA, Deyell MW, Bennett M, Essebag V, Champagne J, Roux JF, Yung D, Skanes A, Khaykin Y, Morillo C, Jolly U, Novak P, Lockwood E, Amit G, Angaran P, Sapp J, Wardell S, Lauck S, Macle L, Verma A; EARLY-AF Investigators. Andrade JG, et al. N Engl J Med. 2021 Jan 28;384(4):305-315. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2029980. Epub 2020 Nov 16. N Engl J Med. 2021. PMID: 33197159 Clinical Trial.

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    1. Andrade, J. G. et al. Cryoablation or drug therapy for initial treatment of atrial fibrillation. N. Engl. J. Med. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa2029980 (2020) - DOI - PubMed
    1. Wazni, O. M. et al. Cryoballoon ablation as initial therapy for atrial fibrillation. N. Engl. J. Med. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa2029554 (2020) - DOI - PubMed
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