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Pulmonary-vein cryoisolation versus left-atrial linear cryoablation for atrial fibrillation

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boxed-textGaita F et al. (2005) Linear cryoablation of the left atrium versus pulmonary-vein cryoisolation in patients with permanent atrial fibrillation and valvular heart disease. Circulation 111: 136–142

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