Rhythm control strategies were not better than rate control strategies for atrial fibrillation

Rhythm-control strategies were not better than rate-control strategies in atrial fibrillation.

Is rhythm control better than rate control for new-onset atrial fibrillation in the emergency department?

In patients with new-onset atrial fibrillation and symptom onset within 48 hours, rhythm control is preferred over rate control if the patient is younger than 65 years. For patients with congestive heart failure, valvular heart disease, hypertension, or permanent atrial fibrillation, rate control remains the favored strategy.

Atrial fibrillation and congestive heart failure: a cost analysis of rhythm-control vs. rate-control strategies.

BACKGROUND Atrial fibrillation (AF) is common in patients with heart failure. Rhythm- and rate-control strategies are associated with similar efficacy outcomes. We compared the economic impact of the 2 treatment strategies in patients with AF and heart failure from the province of Québec, Canada. METHODS In a substudy of the Atrial Fibrillation and Congestive Heart Failure trial, health care ...

Functional Status in Rate- Versus Rhythm-Control Strategies for Atrial Fibrillation

unctional Status in RateVersus hythm-Control Strategies for Atrial Fibrillation esults of the Atrial Fibrillation Follow-Up Investigation of hythm Management (AFFIRM) Functional Status Substudy ina K. Chung, MD, FACC,* Lynn Shemanski, PHD,† David G. Sherman, MD,‡ . Leon Greene, MD, FACC,† David B. Hogan, MD,§ Joyce C. Kellen, RN, BN, MSC, oo G. Kim, MD, FACC,¶ Lisa Warsinger Martin, MD,# Yves R...

Rate versus rhythm control in atrial fibrillation.

OBJECTIVE To determine whether rate control is a viable initial treatment approach in persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) through the evaluation of recently completed trials comparing rate and rhythm control. DATA SOURCES Biomedical literature was obtained through MEDLINE (1966-December 2003) and the Iowa database. STUDY SELECTION AND DATA EXTRACTION Articles identified from the biomedical ...