Radiofrequency ablation of atrial fibrillation: effectiveness and safety in 102 consecutive patients

Atrial fibrillation ablation in the real world

“…The short report in this issue of Heart by Pontoppidan et al describes the experience of one such electrophysiology centre. 11 This is a non-randomised observational retrospective study, with all the attendant limitations, but is of interest as their experience reflects the progression of the technique elsewhere. Their initial success rate with segmental pulmonary vein isolation was only 25%, with a further 25% improved on drugs.…”