The aim is to investigate whether optimizing patients' expectations towards the interventional treatment of atrial fibrillation (catheter ablation) leads to a lower disease-related impairment of the patients compared to the control group in the first three months after ablation (the so-called blanking period).
symptomatic atrial fibrillation
indication for pulmonary vein isolation
sufficient command of the German language
age <18 years
permanent atrial fibrillation
presence of psychiatric disorders which impair the study participitatin
presence of another medical condiction which influences quality of life stronger than the cardiac condition
Evangelical Hospital Düsseldorf
Lead sponsor
University Hospital, Essen
Collaborator