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Original Scientific Papers

Ten-year follow-up after endocardial point-by-point cryoablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Mindy Vroomena Department of Cardiology, Maastricht University Medical Center Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands;b Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht, The NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]
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Frank van Rosmalena Department of Cardiology, Maastricht University Medical Center Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands;b Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht, The Netherlands;c Department of Biomedical Engineering, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Jessie Schrödera Department of Cardiology, Maastricht University Medical Center Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Suzanne Philippensa Department of Cardiology, Maastricht University Medical Center Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Tammo Delhaasb Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht, The Netherlands;c Department of Biomedical Engineering, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Harry J. Crijnsa Department of Cardiology, Maastricht University Medical Center Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands;b Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Laurent Pisona Department of Cardiology, Maastricht University Medical Center Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands;b Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM), Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Pages 425-430 | Received 22 Nov 2018, Accepted 10 Apr 2020, Published online: 01 May 2020

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