Tag: rate control

AFFIRM Trial Summary: Rate vs Rhythm Control for AFib

AFFIRM Trial: A Comparison of Rate Control and Rhythm Control in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Multicenter, parallel-group, randomized, controlled trial Objective: Among patients with atrial fibrillation and a high risk of stroke or death, what are the effects of rate control versus rhythm control on mortality? Patients with atrial fibrillation Rate-control 4,060 Rhythm-control patients with […]

AF-CHF Trial Summary: Rhythm vs Rate Control for AFib and HF

AF-CHF: Rhythm Control versus Rate Control for Atrial Fibrillation and Heart Failure Multicenter, prospective, randomized, controlled trial Objective: To assess if rhythm-control reduce CV mortality in patients with AF and HFrEF as compared to rate control. Patients with AF and HFREF rate control rhythm control CV mortality 1,376 patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation and HFREF […]