Freeze the Clock: Earlier Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation Delivers Better Outcomes

Overview

Journal Europace

Publisher Oxford University Press

Date 2025 Jan 21

PMID 39836612

Authors

Marco Schiavone

Luigi Di Biase

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