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Atrial fibrillation is a common and unfortunately frequently recurring arrhythmia. Therefore, treatment is always long-term. The main options are various medications and catheter ablation. But how does a doctor first determine whether the heart palpitations described by the patient are actually atrial fibrillation? How can the heart then be brought back into rhythm? And above all: How can a patient be freed from atrial fibrillation for as long as possible? Cardiologist Dr. Gerian Grönefeld from Hamburg explains the various therapy steps in detail in this interview. Further information on the 2022 Heart Weeks and an event calendar can be found at www.herzstiftung.de/herzwochen