INTRODUCTION
arrhythmia, cerebral embolism
PAF, ATRIAL FIBRILLATION (AF), ARRHYTHMIA, CEREBRAL EMBOLISM, PERSISTENT ATRIAL FIBRILLATION, PAROXYSMAL ATRIAL FIBRILLATION, COMPLICATIONS
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia in clinical practice and the prevalence of AF in the general population is increasing rapidly.Catheter ablation (CA) has become a standard therapeutic approach to AF.Electrical pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) is the cornerstone of any AF ablative procedure not only for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) but persistent atrial fibrillation (PeAF).Because there are fundamental differences in the two technologies of CB and RF ablation both in the energy form and energy delivery, the type and incidence rate of CA‐related complications differ between CB and RF ablation. There are few prospective data comparing the incidence of cerebral embolism after CA of AF between CB and RF ablation.