Lenient versus Strict Rate Control in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
Netherlands Heart Institute · University Medical Center Groningen · +12 more institutions
Abstract
Rate control is often the therapy of choice for atrial fibrillation. Guidelines recommend strict rate control, but this is not based on clinical evidence. We hypothesized that lenient rate control is not inferior to strict rate control for preventing cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in patients with permanent atrial fibrillation.
We randomly assigned 614 patients with permanent atrial fibrillation to undergo a lenient rate-control strategy (resting heart rate
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 61.46
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 19
Authors
14- ICIsabelle C. Van GelderCorresponding
Netherlands Heart Institute, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen
- HFHessel F. Groenveld
University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen
- HJHarry J.G.M. Crijns
University Medical Center, Maastricht University
- YSYpe S. Tuininga
Deventer Ziekenhuis
- JGJan G.P. Tijssen
University of Amsterdam, Academic Medical Center
Topics & keywords
- Medicine
- Atrial fibrillation
- Cardiology
- Internal medicine
- Confidence interval
- Heart rate
- Stroke (engine)
- Incidence (geometry)
- Good health and well-being