A practical approach to the management of patients with atrial fibrillation
- Correspondence to Dr Christopher J McLeod, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street, SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA; mcleod.christopher{at}mayo.edu
- Accepted 20 October 2009
Abstract
Atrial fibrillation is the most commonly encountered clinical arrhythmia and continues to grow in incidence. Current management involves highly individualised therapies based on underlying concomitant disease processes and symptoms. Moreover, there are numerous therapeutic permutations involving anticoagulation, rate-limitation and antiarrhythmic strategies. This review serves to update the clinician with a practical approach to each patient population and on current advances in management.
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Competing interests None.
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Provenance and peer review Commissioned; externally peer reviewed.
