Atrial fibrillation.
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Summary
The primary treatment of atrial fibrillation involves rate control, prevention of thromboembolic events and restoring the heart to sinus rhythm, which is achieved through pharmacological treatment and cardioversion.
- Type
- review
- Published
- 2022-01-14
- Cited by
- 1,770
- References
- 165
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- https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:184814
Keywords
Medicine, Atrial fibrillation, Internal medicine, Hazard ratio, Quartile
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