Should Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation Be a First-Line Therapy in the Young?

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Edwards, David N. [1 ]
Calkins, Hugh [1 ]
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[1] Johns Hopkins Univ, Dept Internal Med, Div Cardiol, Electrophysiol & Arrhythmia Serv, Baltimore, MD USA
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Editorials; ablation; arrhythmia; atrial fibrillation; atrial flutter; electrophysiology;
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10.1161/CIRCEP.110.959031
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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页码:425 / 427
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