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Pulsed field ablation as first-line “efficient” rhythm control for atrial fibrillation complicated with heart failure: proof-of-concept

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  1. Cardioangiologisches Centrum Bethanien (CCB), Frankfurt Academy For Arrhythmias (FAFA), Kardiologie, Medizinische Klinik III, Agaplesion Markus Krankenhaus, Akademisches Lehrkrankenhaus der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

    Shaojie Chen, Boris Schmidt, Stefano Bordignon, Shota Tohoku, Lukas Urbanek, David Schaack & Julian K. R. Chun

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Chen, S., Schmidt, B., Bordignon, S. et al. Pulsed field ablation as first-line “efficient” rhythm control for atrial fibrillation complicated with heart failure: proof-of-concept. J Interv Card Electrophysiol 66, 723–727 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10840-022-01398-4

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