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SUBMITTER: Crandall MA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2704137 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Crandall Mark A MA Bradley David J DJ Packer Douglas L DL Asirvatham Samuel J SJ
Mayo Clinic proceedings 20090701 7
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia encountered in clinical practice. Its increasing prevalence, particularly among the elderly, renders it one of the most serious current medical epidemics. Several management questions confront the clinician treating a patient with AF: Should the condition be treated? Is the patient at risk of death or serious morbidity as a result of this diagnosis? If treatment is necessary, is rate control or rhythm control superior? Which patients need an ...[more]