Background In the past decade, catheter ablation has become an established therapy for
symptomatic atrial fibrillation (AF). Until very recently, few data have been available to guide …

Objective To investigate whether catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) reduces stroke
rate or mortality. Methods An international multicentre registry was compiled from seven …

Background—Restoring sinus rhythm in patients with heart failure (HF) and atrial fibrillation
(AF) may improve left ventricular (LV) function and HF symptoms. We sought to compare the …

Aims During the last decade, ablation has increasingly been used in rhythm control
management of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). Over time, experience and techniques …

Background—Complex fractionated atrial electrograms (CFAE) are targets of atrial
fibrillation (AF) ablation. Serial high-density maps were evaluated to understand the impact …

Background—Atrial stretch causes remodeling that predisposes to atrial fibrillation. We
tested the hypothesis that peaks in left atrial (LA) wall stress are associated with focal …

Aims Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) is now a mainstream procedure although
long-term outcomes are uncertain. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of …

Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) offers a promising treatment for the maintenance of
sinus rhythm in patients for whom a rhythm control strategy is desired. While the precise …

Background—Whether ablation of complex fractionated atrial electrograms (CFAE) modifies
atrial fibrillation (AF) by eliminating drivers or atrial debulking remains unknown. This …

Background—We report the outcome of pulmonary vein (PV) antrum isolation in paroxysmal
atrial fibrillation (AF) patients over more than a decade of follow-up. Methods and Results …