PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Punam Chowdhury
AU  - William R. Lewis
AU  - Robert A. Schweikert
AU  - Jennifer E. Cummings
TI  - Ablation of atrial fibrillation: What can we tell our patients?
AID  - 10.3949/ccjm.76a.08091
DP  - 2009 Sep 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 543--550
VI  - 76
IP  - 9
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/76/9/543.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/76/9/543.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2009 Sep 01; 76
AB  - Although catheter-based radiofrequency ablation is no longer experimental, it is not yet the first-line treatment for most patients. The authors describe how this procedure works, its indications, benefits, and limitations, and important points to communicate to potential candidates for this procedure.