Current approaches in atrial fibrillation treatment
Journal Title: Dicle Tıp Dergisi - Year 2014, Vol 41, Issue 3
Abstract
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained arrhythmia encountered in clinical practice. Its incidence increases with age. AF is classified into subtypes according to the duration and/or able to provide sinus rhytym. İnitially, patients should be evaluated for rhythm or rate control for appropriate treatment. Second stage of strategy aimed to investigate the feasibility of anticoagulation therapy. Recently, due to the progress made in treatment with rhythm control and anticoagulation therapy, either American or European guidelines have been renovated. These developments have taken place in the newly published guide. In this article, the current change in the management of AF is discussed. Key words: atrial fibrillation, rhythm, anticoagulation
Authors and Affiliations
Cenk Sarı, Cemal Köseoğlu, Hüseyin Ayhan
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- DOI 10.5798/diclemedj.0921.2014.03.0487
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