Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the commonest atrial arrhythmia and represents a large burden on modern health services. Large multicentre randomised trials have demonstrated that a rhythm control ...

Correspondence to Dr Alexander C Egbe, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA; egbe.alexander{at}mayo.edu Background Aortic dilation and aortic valve disease are ...