Atrial fibrillation (AF) is increasingly being treated using percutaneous or surgical procedures. During 2012, various key studies improved our understanding of which forms of AF respond best to catheter ablation, how to optimize the ablation procedure and postprocedural care, and which patients should receive medical therapy.
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A. Natale is a consultant for, and has received honoraria from, Biosense Webster, Biotronik, Boston Scientific, Medtronic, and St Jude Medical.
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Natale, A. Advances in catheter-ablation treatment of AF. Nat Rev Cardiol 10, 63–64 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrcardio.2012.198
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