Atrial fibrillation: maintenance of sinus rhythm versus rate control

SM Sopher, AJ Camm - The American journal of cardiology, 1996 - Elsevier
Atrial fibrillation represents a common and challenging arrhythmia. A rational approach to
management of the individual case depends on careful assessment of the temporal pattern …

Atrial fibrillation: insights from clinical trials and novel treatment options

Y Blaauw, H Crijns - Journal of internal medicine, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Blaauw Y, Crijns HJGM (University Hospital Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands). Atrial
fibrillation: insights from clinical trials and novel treatment options (Review). J Intern Med …

New developments in atrial antiarrhythmic drug therapy

A Burashnikov, C Antzelevitch - Nature Reviews Cardiology, 2010 - nature.com
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a growing clinical problem associated with increased morbidity and
mortality. Currently available antiarrhythmic drugs (AADs), although highly effective in acute …

“Pills and pulses”: hybrid therapy for atrial fibrillation

FD Murgatroyd - Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Hybrid Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation. Nonpharmacologic techniques are being increasingly
applied to the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF). None of these techniques (other than maze …

Recent advances in drug therapy for atrial fibrillation

MCEF Wijffels, HJGM Crijns - Journal of cardiovascular …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the major new insights into our knowledge of the mechanisms underlying initiation
and perpetuation of atrial fibrillation (AF) gained in the last decade, the treatment of this …

Rate control in atrial fibrillation: targets, methods, resynchronization considerations

EK Heist, M Mansour, JN Ruskin - Circulation, 2011 - Am Heart Assoc
Controlling the ventricular rate during both paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation (AF),
initially with digitalis preparations and subsequently with-blockers and calcium channel …

Rate control strategies for atrial fibrillation

M Alobaida, A Alrumayh - Annals of medicine, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is one of the main cardiac arrhythmias associated with higher risk of
cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. AF can cause adverse symptoms and reduced …

Antiarrhythmic agents for atrial fibrillation: Focus on prolonging atrial repolarization

BN Singh, FV Mody, B Lopez, JSM Sarma - The American journal of …, 1999 - Elsevier
Atrial fibrillation (AF) has been the subject of considerable attention and intensive clinical
research in recent years. Current opinion among physicians on the management of AF …

Management of atrial fibrillation in bradyarrhythmias

G Boriani, L Padeletti - Nature Reviews Cardiology, 2015 - nature.com
Sinus node disease (SND), a common indication to implant a pacemaker, is frequently
associated with atrial fibrillation (AF), either at implantation (paroxysmal AF) or during follow …

Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: challenges and promise

GN Kay - The American journal of cardiology, 2000 - Elsevier
Although atrial fibrillation is the most common sustained arrhythmia that requires medical
attention, it remains a challenge to treat. Nevertheless, considerable progress has been …