About The Study: Among patients with persistent atrial fibrillation, linear ablation combined with ethanol infusion of the vein of Marshall in addition to pulmonary vein isolation significantly improved freedom from atrial arrhythmias within 12 months compared with pulmonary vein isolation alone.
Corresponding Authors: To contact the corresponding authors, email Changsheng Ma, MD, ( chshma@vip.sina.com ) and Chenyang Jiang, MD, ( jiangchenyangmail@163.com ).
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(doi:10.1001/jama.2024.24438)
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