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Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine (2005) 2, 608-609
doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0373  
Received 9 June 2005 | Accepted 31 August 2005

Atrial fibrillation ablation: a realistic alternative to pharmacologic therapy

Carlo Pappone* and Vincenzo Santinelli

Correspondence *Department of Arrhythmology University Hospital San Raffaele, Via Olgettina 60, 20132, Milan, Italy

Email
 carlo.pappone@hsr.it

There has been a rapid increase in the number of catheter ablation procedures for atrial fibrillation. Importantly, several new catheter-based strategies have shown atrial fibrillation to be a treatable condition. In this Viewpoint, Carlo Pappone and Vincenzo Santinelli discuss the best techniques for atrial fibrillation ablation.

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