Attaining sinus rhythm mediates improved outcome with early rhythm control therapy of atrial fibrillation: the EAST-AFNET 4 trial
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DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac471
Abstract: Abstract Aims A strategy of systematic, early rhythm control (ERC) improves cardiovascular outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). It is not known how this outcome-reducing effect is mediated. Methods and results Using the Early… read more here.
Keywords: rhythm control; early rhythm; rhythm; east afnet ... See more keywords
Rate versus rhythm control for atrial fibrillation: from AFFIRM to EAST-AFNET 4 - a paradigm shift.
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DOI: 10.2217/fca-2021-0034
Abstract: The clinical choice between rate or rhythm control therapies has been debated over the years. In 2002, the AFFIRM trial demonstrated that the rhythm-control strategy had no survival advantage over the rate-control strategy. Eighteen years… read more here.
Keywords: rhythm control; control; east afnet; rate ... See more keywords