Clinical Outcome of Very Late Recurrence of Atrial Fibrillation after Catheter Ablation of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation

Introduction: High recurrence rate is still a major problem associated with ablation of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF). Most of the recurrences occur within 6 months after ablation. The characteristics of very late recurrent AF (>12 months after ablation) have not been reported.

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