3 Further information
3.1 NICE has published interventional procedures guidance on radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation and microwave ablation for atrial fibrillation. NICE is also currently developing a guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of atrial fibrillation [now published as Atrial fibrillation: diagnosis and management].
Sources of evidence
The evidence considered by the Interventional Procedures Advisory Committee is described in the following document.
Interventional procedures overview of cryoablation for atrial fibrillation as an associated procedure with other cardiac surgery, December 2004.
Information for patients
NICE has produced information on this procedure for patients and carers. It explains the nature of the procedure and the guidance issued by NICE, and has been written with patient consent in mind.