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Catheter Ablation vs. Anti-Arrhythmic Drugs as First-Line Treatment in Symptomatic Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials

open access: yesFrontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2021
Background: Catheter ablation has become a well-established indication for long-term rhythm control in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients refractory to anti-arrhythmic drugs (AADs).
Andrea Saglietto   +4 more
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Rhythm Control in AF: Have We Reached the Last Frontier?

open access: yesEuropean Cardiology Review, 2019
AF is a worldwide epidemic, affecting approximately 33 million people, and its rising prevalence is expected to account for increasing clinical and public health costs.
Gheorghe-Andrei Dan
doaj   +1 more source

Safety and Effectiveness of Pharmacologic Conversion of Atrial Fibrillation and Flutter: Results of Multicenter Trial. Part I: Study Rationale, Design and Assessment of Effectiveness

open access: yesРациональная фармакотерапия в кардиологии, 2021
Aim. We aimed to assess safety and effectiveness of class III antiarrhythmic drug Refralon for conversion of atrial fibrillation (AFib) and flutter (AFl) in post-registration trial and to compare data of primary center (National medical research center ...
N. Yu. Mironov   +18 more
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The Challenges of Tachycardia Induced Cardiomyopathy - a Case Report [PDF]

open access: yesRomanian Journal of Cardiology, 2021
Tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy (TIC) is characterized by reversible left ventricular dysfunction caused by long-standing tachycardia. Treatment options for tachyarrhythmias causing TIC have evolved, especially the rhythm control strategies, ensuring ...
Andreea Elena VELCEA   +2 more
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Perspectives by a position statement on atrial fibrillation in acute heart failure a: Mechanisms and therapeutic approaches

open access: yesAnatolian Journal of Cardiology, 2020
The co-existence of atrial fibrillation (AF) and acute heart failure (AHF) is frequently reported and can exacerbate either or both of them. Their combination leads to increased morbidity and mortality.
Sercan Okutucu, Bülent Görenek
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STATE OF THE ART PHARMACOLOGICAL THERAPY FOR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION

open access: yesРоссийский кардиологический журнал, 2017
Pharmacological therapy remains the primary approach to atrial fibrillation (AF). Management of all AF patients includes the decision on rate or rhythm control. The latter means antiarrhythmic drugs application that are being selected primarily by safety
S. G. Kanorsky, Yu. S. Kovalenko
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Rhythm-control therapy for new-onset atrial fibrillation in critically ill patients: A post hoc analysis from the prospective multicenter observational AFTER-ICU study

open access: yesInternational Journal of Cardiology: Heart & Vasculature, 2021
Background: Sustained new-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) in the intensive care unit has been reported to be associated with poor outcomes. However, in critical illness, whether rhythm-control therapy can achieve sinus rhythm (SR) restoration is unknown ...
Takuo Yoshida   +5 more
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Chapter 2: Rate Versus Rhythm Control

open access: yesThe American Journal of Cardiology, 2023
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a potentially serious health risk, both because of its symptoms and because of its association with an increased risk for heart failure, hospitalization, thromboembolism, and death. Chapter 2 discusses selection of appropriate treatments and when to initiate these therapies.
Thomas F, Deering   +3 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Rhythm control strategy in the transcatheter ablation era [PDF]

open access: yesĶazaķstannyṇ Klinikalyķ Medicinasy, 2021
The latest ESC guidelines on atrial fibrillation limit rhythm control to symptomatic cases, continuing on the same line that the Affirm and Race trials traced twenty years ago.
Riccardo Maddalena
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