Early Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation for Stroke Prevention Trial

"Patients in the early therapy group will be treated following the same therapeutic recommendations of the ESC guidelines as the usual care group. In addition, rhythm control therapy will be initiated early with the aim of preventing recurrence and delaying or preventing progression of AF.~Early-onset rhythm control therapy can consist of:~1. Optimal antiarrhythmic drug therapy~2. Catheter ablation with the aim of pulmonary vein isolation (PVI),~3. Antiarrhythmic drug therapy and catheter ablation may be combined and supplemented by early cardioversion in patients with persistent AF.~All individual treatment decisions will be taken by the treating study physician considering the labelling of the procedures and drugs and patient preferences."