... and I'm pretty sure there's no way to 'bump' that thread.

What I added was the ChatGPT answer to the following question:

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Question posed to ChatGPT
As a surrogate for myocardial fibrosis, how sensitive would (global longitudinal) strain echocardiography be in predicting the outcome of a catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation?

[www.afibbers.org]

The AI answer comports with my understanding, and reinforces the utility of strain echocardiography as part of the evaluation of AF, particularly as ablation is considered.