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Podcast: The Lead Podcast presented by Heart Rhythm Society
Episode: The Lead Episode 139: A Discussion of Improving Outcomes of Atrial Fibrillation Ablation by Integrated Personalized Lifestyle Interventions: A Randomized Control Trial
Description: Join Digital Education Committee member and podcast host Melissa E. Middeldorp, MPH, PhD, along with this week's guest contributors, Nino Isakadze, MD, MHS, and Geraldine A. Lee, PhD, FESC for this week's episode. The POP-AF trial was a prospective, randomized controlled study evaluating whether a nurse-led, integrated lifestyle intervention before AF ablation improves outcomes. A total of 145 patients with symptomatic paroxysmal or persistent AF and at least one modifiable risk factor were randomized to either standard pre-ablation care or a structured, multidisciplinary lifestyle program targeting weight loss, physical activity, alcohol reduction, smoking cessation, blood pressure, lipid and...