RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Rizzo, Toni
T1 Managing Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Heart Failure
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2012
FD SAGE Publications
VO 12
IS 12
SP 27
OP 27
DO 10.1177/155989771212013
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/12/12/27.abstract
AB Atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients with heart failure (HF) is a growing problem because of the increasing incidence of HF related to long-standing hypertension, atrial remodeling due to elevated left ventricular diastolic pressure in HF patients, and the increasing age of the population. This article discusses the treatment of AF in HF patients.