CONCLUSIONS
High decision quality during consultations for AF ablation is critical to ensure patients, caregivers, and clinicians align in their understanding of the appropriate treatment for a specific patient in light of demonstrated benefits and non-trivial risks. In this study we uncovered the need to bolster information and agency among patients considering ablation. Decision aids are a widely used strategy for delivering information in accessible, digestible formats and increasing patient engagement in the decision-making process. Future work can build on the recommendations for the content, format, and delivery of a decision aid focused on AF ablation suggested by participants in this study.