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Flow diagram of consecutive patients undergoing catheter ablation of AF. All patients enrolled are divided into paroxysmal and persistent or permanent AF groups. The response to burst atrial pacing and, in patients who were noninducible by pacing, synchronized external shock is shown. PVI = Pulmonary vein isolation, AF = atrial fibrillation.
