CONTENTS for Choosing a Treatment for AF

Introduction

Types of atrial fibrillation

The role of individual preferences in choosing treatment

Assumptions about remaining in AF and use of medications 

Making the decision

>Choosing between CA and surgery

>Features of CA and Maze surgery

>CA: Advantages and disadvantages

>Surgery: Positive and negative features

>Energy sources

>Lesion sets

>What to do when you can't go to a top EP or surgeon

The CHECKLIST

>Treatment trends and criteria for the Ideal AF Treatment

>What to do next