Background: Atrial fibrillation may produce symptoms that are thought to be due to the poorly
controlled ventricular rate or the irregular rhythm, or both. Although anticoagulation reduces …

Atrial fibrillation is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia. Its prevalence increases
with age, reaching 5% among subjects over 65 years of age. Recently, evaluation of the best …

Recent randomized trials have not demonstrated mortality or stroke risk reduction benefits
from a rhythm-control compared to rate-control strategy in the treatment of atrial fibrillation …

Background The 2 fundamental approaches to the management of atrial fibrillation (AF) are
reestablishing and maintaining sinus rhythm (rhythm control) and controlling ventricular rate …

Until recently, the standard approach to therapy of atrial fibrillation (AF) in most cases was
restoration and maintenance of sinus rhythm (rhythm control). Although difficult to …

Objectives: This study was designed to compare two treatment strategies in patients with
atrial fibrillation (AF): rhythm-control (restoration and maintenance of sinus rhythm) and rate …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustainedcardiac rhythm disturbance encountered
by physicians. The management of AF isfocused on control of heart rate, correction of rhythm …

OBJECTIVES: This study was designed to compare two treatment strategies in patients with
atrial fibrillation (AF): rhythm-control (restoration and maintenance of sinus rhythm) and rate …

Treatment approaches for atrial fibrillation are characterized broadly into two
categories:“rhythm control,” attempting to maintain sinus rhythm, and “rate control,” to slow …

Rate control with long-term anticoagulation is recommended for most patients with atrial
fibrillation (strength of recommendation [SOR]: A, based on randomized controlled trials …