RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Managing newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation: Rate, rhythm, and risk
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 258
OP 264
DO 10.3949/ccjm.78a.09165
VO 78
IS 4
A1 Callahan, Thomas
A1 Baranowski, Brian
YR 2011
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/78/4/258.abstract
AB The treatment of atrial fibrillation focuses on controlling the heart rate, preventing thromboembolic events, and, depending on the symptoms, restoring and maintaining sinus rhythm. In most cases, the rate or rhythm can be quickly controlled, and a long-term plan can be started that will minimize the impact of this disorder on the life of the patient.