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Patient Decision Aid Summary

Title Making a decision about: further treatment for atrial fibrillation (AF).
To access it View the patient decision aid on the developer website
Audience Cardiologists / electrophysiologists. People with symptomatic AF.
Options included Do nothing.
Medication.
Left atrial ablation.
AV node ablation and pacemaker.
Year of last update or review 2022
Format Web, paper, PDF
Developer Sam Finnikin
Where was it developed? england.pcgdecisionsupporttools@nhs.net
NHS England
England
Health condition Atrial fibrillation
Language English
Based on 2025 IPDAS criteria (International Patient Decision Aid Standards) this patient decision aid (and/or supporting materials) meets:
7 out of 7 IPDAS Qualifying criteria to be defined as a patient decision aid
5 out of 7 IPDAS Essential criteria to lower the risk of making a biased decision
Not applicable: Other IPDAS Essential criteria for patient decision aids about screening or testing
View IPDAS criteria details.

Last modified: 2025-07-29.