RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Jacobson, Anne
T1 Drug Therapy for AF: Current Options and Future Promise
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2009
FD SAGE Publications
VO 9
IS 5
SP 32
OP 34
DO 10.1177/155989770905018
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/9/5/32.abstract
AB In atrial fibrillation (AF), rhythm control involves a strategy that is designed to restore and maintain sinus rhythm by preventing recurrences, initially by cardioversion (pharmacological or electrical). Rate control focuses on strategies to slow the ventricular response in patients with AF. With either strategy, anticoagulation is also recommended in patients who are at moderate to high risk of stroke.