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Author: American College of Cardiology

The American College of Cardiology offers select interviews and summaries of cardiology's most interesting research areas from ACCEL's renowned library, hosted by ACCEL Editor-in-Chief Alison L. Bailey, MD, FACC, FAACPVR.
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Insights From the PVI-SHAM-AF
Tuesday, 15 September, 2026

Catheter ablation is frequently performed to improve quality of life in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). This randomized multicenter trial compared catheter ablation with a sham procedure to assess the true effect of the intervention on AF-related quality of life. In this episode, Clyde W. Yancy, MD, MACC and Rolf Wachter, MD discuss the results of "PVI-SHAM-AF: Pulmonary vein isolation versus SHAM in AF".