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Radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) was successful in restoring long-term sinus rhythm in patients with LVH due to HCM and due to secondary etiology. However, patients with HCM needed more RFCA procedures and frequently additional antiarrhythmic drug therapy in order to maintain sinus rhythm.

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is considered as the most common sustained arrhythmia in adults, whose incidence rate is on the rise due to the increase in the mean age of the global population. In recent years, many efforts have been made to identify effective factors in the incidence of AF to prevent them and thereby reduce the consequences of AF. Physical activity is one of the topics that attracted much attention in the last two decades. According to some findings, extreme and prolonged exercise itself can be considered as a risk factor for the onset of AF; however, other studies have shown that exercise can be regarded a protective factor against AF in the general population. The present study reviews the findings of studies on the relationship between AF and exercise and discusses possible mechanisms for this relationship. Additionally, we present some recommendations for researchers and physicians about exercise management in association with AF prevention. [GMJ.2018;7:e1401]

The future will demonstrate even further main steps for interventions like the percutaneous bypass attempts and the introduction of gen-therapy (A. B. Buchwald, Göttingen, p.533). Meanwhile we can observe a drop of 1-2% mortality in coronary artery disease related to 60% influence of prevention and 40% to advanced PCI therapy. This is still a remarkable successful story in medicine provided by cardiology.