PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Buckley, Rita
ED  - Wallentin, Lars
TI  - Beyond the Guidelines: New Evidence in AF
DP  - 2011 Nov 01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 31--32
VI  - 11
IP  - 10
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/11/10/31.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/11/10/31.full
AB  - Despite the increasing prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF), no reliable method to detect AF in asymptomatic individuals has been established. This diagnostic uncertainty poses a challenge in implementing important treatment decisions, such as rate versus rhythm control and the need for anticoagulation in asymptomatic patients [Eitel C et al. Europace 2011].