The purpose of the article was to compare Russian clinical guidelines with recommendations from other countries, to identify similarities and differences in indications for catheter ablation (CA) for atrial fibrillation (AF) and methods for developing recommendations. Methods. The analysis included clinical recommendations published for the period 2017–2023 as a basis for the analysis. In total, the analysis included 8 recommendations from professional communities. Results. Comparison of recommendations made it possible to identify differences in the indications for performing CA in AF, methods for drawing up and presenting individual provisions of the recommendations. In general, CA with pulmonary vein isolation is recommended for paroxysmal and persistent AF as a rhythm control strategy in primarily symptomatic patients, with or without heart failure, when medical therapy is not effective or desirable, or patients prefer not to take it. Methods for compiling and presenting recommendations vary (7 out of 8 recommendations indicate the level of evidence and strength of recommendations; in 5 out of 8, the level of recommendations and evidence is presented in the form of alphanumeric codes in tables, the remaining three do not use codes). Conclusion. Different guidelines have differences in the description of details of indications for CA, features of patient characteristics, indication of levels of evidence and recommendations.