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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Li A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5922595 | biostudies-other | 2012 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Clinical medicine (London, England) 20121201 6
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia worldwide, increasing in incidence with the aging population. Substantial morbidity and mortality accompany its diagnosis. Management should focus on rate and rhythm management, on reducing thromboembolic risk, and also potentially on targeting the mechanisms responsible for its perpetuation. Current antiarrhythmic therapy has only modest efficacy and substantial side effects, and anticoagulation regimes are cumbersome and require regular mo ...[more]