title: Catheter ablation should not be first-line therapy for atrial fibrillation.
authors.affiliation: The Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 North Wolfe Street, Carnegie 530, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. hcalkins@jhmi.edu
authors.forename: Hugh
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Calkins
mesh_terms: D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000601:surgery*; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D016896:Treatment Outcome