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Editorial

Catheter ablation as first-line in atrial fibrillation: is rhythm control finally better than rate control?

Rhanderson CardosoDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Miami-Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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André d’AvilaInstituto de Pesquisa em Arritmia Cardíaca, Hospital Cardiológico, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, BrazilView further author information
Pages 425-427 | Received 23 Feb 2017, Accepted 12 May 2017, Published online: 25 May 2017

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