The considerable mortality and morbidity associated with atrial fibrillation (AF) pose a
substantial burden on patients and health care services. Although the management of AF …

Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia, is not a dichotomous
disease trait. Technological innovations enable long-term rhythm monitoring in many …

Abstract Aim The “2023 ACC/AHA/ACCP/HRS Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management
of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation” provides recommendations to guide clinicians in the …

Despite marked progress in the management of atrial fibrillation (AF), detecting AF remains
difficult and AF-related complications cause unacceptable morbidity and mortality even on …

Aims A strategy of systematic, early rhythm control (ERC) improves cardiovascular outcomes
in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). It is not known how this outcome-reducing effect is …

Aims The effect of atrial fibrillation catheter ablation on cardiovascular outcomes in heart
failure is an important outstanding research question. We undertook a meta-analysis of …

Objectives This study sought to investigate whether the effects of early rhythm control differ
according to age. Background Rhythm control, compared with usual care among patients …

Background Patients with atrial fibrillation and a history of stroke are at high risk of recurrent
stroke and cardiovascular complications. In the EAST-AFNET 4 trial we showed that a …

In contrast to current guidelines and earlier trials, recent studies demonstrated superiority of
rhythm-over rate-control and challenged the strategy of" rate versus rhythm" therapy in …

Modern anticoagulation therapy has dramatically reduced the risk of stroke and systemic
thromboembolism in people with atrial fibrillation (AF). However, AF still impairs quality of …