“…Two large randomised trials are currently ongoing to shed light on that question (CABANA (NCT00911508), EAST (NCT01288352)). Recent analyses of data from randomised trials indicate that stroke risk is lower with paroxysmal than with persistent AF,22 23 and in a nationwide cohort study, stroke risk after RFA for AF was very low 24. In the present long-term follow-up, two study patients died after complications caused by RFA.…”