Early or Delayed Cardioversion in Recent-Onset Atrial Fibrillation.
Nikki A H A PluymaekersElton A M P DudinkJustin G L M LuermansJoan G MeederTimo LenderinkJos WiddershovenJeroen J J BucxMichiel RienstraOtto KampJurren M Van OpstalMarco AlingsAnton OomenCharles J KirchhofVincent F Van DijkHemanth RamannaAnho LiemLukas R DekkerBrigitte A B EssersJan G P TijssenIsabelle C Van GelderHarry J G M Crijnsnull nullPublished in: The New England journal of medicine (2019)
In patients presenting to the emergency department with recent-onset, symptomatic atrial fibrillation, a wait-and-see approach was noninferior to early cardioversion in achieving a return to sinus rhythm at 4 weeks. (Funded by the Netherlands Organization for Health Research and Development and others; RACE 7 ACWAS ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT02248753.).
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- emergency department
- oral anticoagulants
- left atrial
- catheter ablation
- left atrial appendage
- end stage renal disease
- direct oral anticoagulants
- heart failure
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- case report
- patient reported outcomes
- coronary artery disease
- patient reported
- drug induced