Atrial fibrillation guidelines across the Atlantic: a comparison of the current recommendations of the European Society of Cardiology/European Heart Rhythm Association/European Association of Cardiothoracic Surgeons, the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association/Heart Rhythm Society, and the Canadian Cardiovascular Society.

University of Birmingham Centre for Cardiovascular Sciences, Institute for Biomedical Research, 1st Floor, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK; Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Münster, Münster, Germany; Department of Medicine, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA; Arrhythmia Service, University Hospital, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada; Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada; Wisconsin Heart Hospital, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA; and St George’s University of London, London, UK