One-year outcomes of the Mediterranea technique for longstanding persistent atrial fibrillation

Affiliations

¹ Arrhythmology and Heart Failure Unit, Mediterranea Hospital, Naples, Italy.
² Cardiology and Arrhythmology Clinic, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, University Hospital "Ospedali Riuniti" and Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona, Italy.
³ Cardiology and Arrhythmology Clinic, Department of Clinical, Special, and Dental Sciences, University Hospital "Ospedali Riuniti" and Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona, Italy.

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Giuseppe De Martino et al. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2021 Nov.

. 2021 Nov;32(11):3108.

doi: 10.1111/jce.15225. Epub 2021 Aug 29.

¹ Arrhythmology and Heart Failure Unit, Mediterranea Hospital, Naples, Italy.
² Cardiology and Arrhythmology Clinic, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, University Hospital "Ospedali Riuniti" and Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona, Italy.
³ Cardiology and Arrhythmology Clinic, Department of Clinical, Special, and Dental Sciences, University Hospital "Ospedali Riuniti" and Marche Polytechnic University, Ancona, Italy.

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Keywords: atrial fibrillation; catheter ablation; endpoint; follow-up.

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