The management of patients with atrial fibrillation involves three main areas: anticoagulation, rate control and rhythm control. Importantly, these are not mutually exclusive of each other.

(UPDATED) Swift initiation of rhythm-control therapy in patients with recently diagnosed atrial fibrillation in the setting of other cardiovascular conditions reduced the risk of CV events as compared ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In patients younger than 75 years with atrial fibrillation and concomitant CV conditions, an early rhythm ...

The choice of management strategy in patients with recent-onset AF does not affect clinical outcomes, but does influence the likelihood of progression to permanent AF, according to data from an ...

All five trials have shown no improvement in mortality or morbidity by aggressively controlling rhythm with antiarrhythmic drugs. The consistency of these findings is truly remarkable if one considers ...

Initiation of rhythm control with antiarrhythmic drugs and/or ablation in patients with early, recently diagnosed atrial fibrillation led to a significantly lower risk for major adverse cardiovascular ...

Early rhythm control improved the combined outcome of death or hospitalization for worsening heart failure, with 91 vs 123 patients in the rhythm control vs standard care group, respectively, ...

Early rhythm control with ablation or antiarrhythmic drugs is associated with a lower risk of adverse cardiovascular outcomes compared with rate control in patients with newly diagnosed atrial ...

Patients with newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation benefit from early rhythm control therapy, according to new results. Patients with newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation benefit from early rhythm ...