Cryoballoon ablation vs. antiarrhythmic drug therapy as initial treatment for persistent atrial fibrillation: <i>the multicentre randomized CEPAF trial</i>

Tianyou Ling, Yazhou Lin, Yangyang Bao, Lin Chen, Wei Xu, Baopeng Tang, Jing Xu, Jingquan Zhong, Wei Li, Zhongbao Ruan, Qi Lu, Suxia Guo, Jingfeng Wang, Bing Han, Kai Tang, Tong Liu, Rui Zeng, Jiangui He, Hong Zhi, Changjian Lin, Yue Wei, Zhijun Wu, Ning Zhang, Qi Jin, Yu Yu, Liqun Wu

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DOI: 10.1093/europace/euag230
Published: 2026-09-01
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@article{allodium:10.1093/europace/euag230,
  title = {Cryoballoon ablation vs. antiarrhythmic drug therapy as initial treatment for persistent atrial fibrillation:
                    <i>the multicentre randomized CEPAF trial</i>},
  author = {Tianyou Ling and Yazhou Lin and Yangyang Bao and Lin Chen and Wei Xu and Baopeng Tang and Jing Xu and Jingquan Zhong and Wei Li and Zhongbao Ruan and Qi Lu and Suxia Guo and Jingfeng Wang and Bing Han and Kai Tang and Tong Liu and Rui Zeng and Jiangui He and Hong Zhi and Changjian Lin and Yue Wei and Zhijun Wu and Ning Zhang and Qi Jin and Yu Yu and Liqun Wu},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Europace},
  doi = {10.1093/europace/euag230},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euag230}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Cryoballoon ablation vs. antiarrhythmic drug therapy as initial treatment for persistent atrial fibrillation:
                    <i>the multicentre randomized CEPAF trial</i>
AU  - Tianyou Ling
AU  - Yazhou Lin
AU  - Yangyang Bao
AU  - Lin Chen
AU  - Wei Xu
AU  - Baopeng Tang
AU  - Jing Xu
AU  - Jingquan Zhong
AU  - Wei Li
AU  - Zhongbao Ruan
AU  - Qi Lu
AU  - Suxia Guo
AU  - Jingfeng Wang
AU  - Bing Han
AU  - Kai Tang
AU  - Tong Liu
AU  - Rui Zeng
AU  - Jiangui He
AU  - Hong Zhi
AU  - Changjian Lin
AU  - Yue Wei
AU  - Zhijun Wu
AU  - Ning Zhang
AU  - Qi Jin
AU  - Yu Yu
AU  - Liqun Wu
PY  - 2026
JO  - Europace
DO  - 10.1093/europace/euag230
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euag230
ER  -

APA

Ling, T., Lin, Y., Bao, Y., Chen, L., Xu, W., Tang, B., Xu, J., Zhong, J., Li, W., Ruan, Z., Lu, Q., Guo, S., Wang, J., Han, B., Tang, K., Liu, T., Zeng, R., He, J., Zhi, H., Lin, C., Wei, Y., Wu, Z., Zhang, N., Jin, Q., Yu, Y., & Wu, L. (2026). Cryoballoon ablation vs. antiarrhythmic drug therapy as initial treatment for persistent atrial fibrillation: <i>the multicentre randomized CEPAF trial</i>. Europace. https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euag230

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