Significant gender-related differences in radiofrequency catheter ablation therapy
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Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation and Antiarrhythmic Drug Therapy
Background—Information on comparative outcome between radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFA) and antiarrhythmic drugs (AADs) 1 year after randomization is important for clinical decision-making. Methods and Results—A total of 198 patients (age, 56 10 years) with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation were randomly assigned to RFA (99 patients) or to AADs (99 patients). We evaluated efficacy of RFA or A...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0735-1097
DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(03)00925-2