Despite improvements in the management of atrial fibrillation, patients with this condition remain at increased risk for cardiovascular complications. It is unclear whether early rhythm-control ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In patients with recently diagnosed atrial fibrillation and a high comorbidity burden, early rhythm control ...

The EAST—AFNET 4 (Early Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation for Stroke Prevention) trial investigated whether rhythm control therapy—with antiarrhythmic drugs or atrial fibrillation ablation—delivered ...

Most patients received flecainide, dronedarone, or amiodarone. At baseline, sinus rhythms were recorded more often in patients in the early rhythm control vs standard care group. Catheter ablation was ...

Sophia Antipolis, 27 March 2023: Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) benefit from early rhythm control therapy. It reduces cardiovascular deaths, strokes, and other adverse outcomes by 20% compared ...