@muppet7777 I don't intent for people to be afraid of what I offer them in the way of information, but......it's hard to argue with research papers if for no other reason that they suggest society and the medical community need to treat the topic more assiduously. Keep in mind that individual cases vary widely, and that this is just a sample of people they followed, some of whom may have had other comorbidities that 'dragged' their results downward.

If I were in your shoes, I would generate, on paper, two or three key questions for your cardiologist with the intention of either allaying your fears or getting him/her to propose a treatment plan that seems reasonable, responsible, and reactive. If, for example, you are deeply anxious about this, and you are already building sleep loss and an increasingly lower quality of life, ask him/her what they can suggest. Ask the person at what burden of PACs/AF they would begin to recommend surgical intervention, or at least a referral to an electrophysiologist (EP). You want to leave the consultation more buoyant, more optimistic, and with some dates or numbers that will allow YOU to compute and to plot your progression through this disorder and any proposed treatment.