The clock is ticking for cryoablation as treatment option for atrial fibrillation

Kars Neven^{1

2}, Anna Füting^{1

2}, Nico Reinsch^{1

2}

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Editorial

Kars Neven et al. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2022 Jun.

. 2022 Jun;33(6):1104-1105.

doi: 10.1111/jce.15456. Epub 2022 Mar 25.

Kars Neven^{1

2}, Anna Füting^{1

2}, Nico Reinsch^{1

2}

No abstract available

Keywords: ablation; atrial fibrillation; cryoablation; electroporation; pulsed field ablation.

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Impact of a time-to-effect-guided ablation protocol in cryoballoon ablation on the durability of pulmonary vein isolation.
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