Rhythm Control versus Rate Control for Atrial Fibrillation and Heart Failure
Author(s) -
Denis Roy,
Mario Talajic,
Stanley Nattel,
D. George Wyse,
Paul Dorian,
Kerry L. Lee,
Martial G. Bourassa,
J. Malcolm O. Arnold,
Alfred E. Buxton,
A. John Camm,
Stuart J. Connolly,
Marc Dubuc,
Anique Ducharme,
Peter G. Guerra,
Stefan H. Hohnloser,
Jean Lambert,
JeanYves Le Heuzey,
Gilles O’Hara,
Ole Dyg Pedersen,
JeanLucien Rouleau,
Bramah N. Singh,
Lynne W. Stevenson,
William G. Stevenson,
Bernard Thibault,
Albert L. Waldo
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa0708789
Subject(s) - atrial fibrillation , medicine , cardiology , heart failure , sinus rhythm , rhythm , heart rhythm , normal sinus rhythm
It is common practice to restore and maintain sinus rhythm in patients with atrial fibrillation and heart failure. This approach is based in part on data indicating that atrial fibrillation is a predictor of death in patients with heart failure and suggesting that the suppression of atrial fibrillation may favorably affect the outcome. However, the benefits and risks of this approach have not been adequately studied.
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