title: Has the time come to recommend catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation as first-line therapy?
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: Hugh
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Calkins
mesh_terms: D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000628:therapy*; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents