International cohort study on the effectiveness of dronedarone and other antiarrhythmic drugs for atrial fibrillation in real-world practice (EFFECT-AF).

Artak Khachatryan Josè Luis Merino Francisco José de Abajo Giovanni Luca Botto Paulus F KirchhofGuenter BreithardtBruce S Stambler Lucien Abenhaim Lamiae Grimaldi

Published in: Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology (2021)

In this population of patients from either Europe or the USA receiving dronedarone or another AAD, the effectiveness of dronedarone was comparable to that observed for other AADs in preventing first AF recurrence.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
randomized controlled trial
catheter ablation
systematic review
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
healthcare
heart failure
left atrial
oral anticoagulants
prognostic factors
left atrial appendage
patient reported outcomes
acute coronary syndrome
free survival
patient reported
left ventricular