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The progressive nature of atrial fibrillation: a rationale for early restoration and maintenance of sinus rhythm Van Gelder IC; Hemels MEEuropace 2006[Nov]; 8 (11): 943-9Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia, affecting young as well as elderly patients and presenting a major therapeutic challenge for clinical cardiologists. Recent research has elucidated the progressive nature of AF, including the structural and electrical remodelling that may become manifest if normal sinus rhythm is not restored, and the serious morbidities associated with long-term disease. The controversy over the merits of ventricular rate control vs. the restoration and maintenance of normal sinus rhythm in the treatment of AF has been explored in a number of large-scale, randomized clinical trials. The results of these trials suggest that whereas the two strategies may be equivalent for some patient populations, with both approaches requiring accompanying anticoagulation therapy, the restoration and maintenance of sinus rhythm provide important haemodynamic as well as subjective benefits not afforded by rate control. Although early intervention to limit the progression of this arrhythmia is hindered by the limitations of existing anti-arrhythmic therapies, it is nevertheless a critical goal.|*Practice Guidelines as Topic[MESH]|Atrial Fibrillation/complications/*therapy[MESH]|Clinical Trials as Topic[MESH]|Heart Rate[MESH]|Humans[MESH]|Practice Patterns, Physicians'[MESH]|Treatment Outcome[MESH]|Ventricular Dysfunction, Left/etiology/*therapy[MESH] |
