I thought I'd offer my thoughts elwood. I have dealt with A-Fib for 25 years. I finally had ablation done in September of 201o. Heart mapping, ct scan to rule out thrombus in arteries/heart. It went well and I have not been in AFIB since. I am one of those people who can feel every heart beat and always knew when my heart was not in sinus rythym. My mothe also had AFIB but could not fell any symptoms, other than generally not feeling well. I've been told that as the AFIB progresses, eventually cardio version won't work (which I was cardio verted several times because the meds wouldn't convert anymore. The electrophysiologist told me that getting the procedure done could completely eliminate my afib. He also said that he would have me sport a heart monitor for three months and if there were more episodes, we would repeat the procedure. Ive also told that evetually the heart wears out due to always wanting to miss fire so if you can get the procedure done, I would recommend it.
All of my doctors at the Northcentral Heart Hospital in South Dakota have profiles, videos, their education, experience listed on their hospitals website. My thought about cardiologists that don't; ask them directly about their education, training, experience, etc. If they aren't willing to be upfront with you, go somewhere else.