# Pulmonary vein isolation alone vs. more extensive ablation with defragmentation and linear ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation: the EARNEST-PVI trial

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/pulmonary-vein-isolation-alone-vs-more-extensive-ablation-with-defragmentation/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Koichi Inoue,Shungo Hikoso,Masaharu Masuda,Yoshio Furukawa,Akio Hirata,Yasuyuki Egami,Tetsuya Watanabe,Hitoshi Minamiguchi,Miwa Miyoshi,Nobuaki Tanaka,Takafumi Oka,Masato Okada,Takashi Kanda,Yasuhiro Matsuda,Masato Kawasaki,Kenichi Hayashi,Tetsuhisa Kitamura,Tomoharu Dohi,Akihiro Sunaga,Hiroya Mizuno,Daisaku Nakatani,Yasushi Sakata,the OCVC Arrhythmia Investigators |
| Citations | 84 |
| DOI | 10.1093/europace/euaa293 |
| Fields | Medicine |
| Open Access | false |
| OA Status | closed |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W3101093278 |
| PMID | 33200213 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2020 |

## Paper authors

- [Tetsuya Watanabe](https://scholariq.org/researchers/tetsuya-watanabe/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes](https://scholariq.org/topics/atrial-fibrillation-management-and-outcomes/)

## Paper topics

- [Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes](https://scholariq.org/topics/atrial-fibrillation-management-and-outcomes/)
- [Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments](https://scholariq.org/topics/cardiac-arrhythmias-and-treatments/)
- [Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics](https://scholariq.org/topics/coronary-interventions-and-diagnostics/)

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