Data from a prospective, European registry of patients undergoing catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation have now been published. The 1-year outcomes of this large, multinational study highlight variation in the concomitant use of antiarrhythmic drugs, and the need for rigorous clinical follow-up after ablation, with extended electrocardiographic monitoring.
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Latchamsetty, R., Oral, H. Monitoring catheter ablation of AF—the European perspective. Nat Rev Cardiol 11, 251–252 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrcardio.2014.29
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