Point‐by‐Point Radiofrequency Ablation Versus the Cryoballoon or a Novel Combined Approach: A Randomized Trial Comparing 3 Methods of Pulmonary Vein Isolation for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation (The Cryo Versus RF Trial)

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www.synapsesocial.com/papers/69d56fb075589c71d767da92 — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/jce.12846

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