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Implication
Supports updated AF overview for clinicians; leaves open questions on emerging therapies for future trials.
Key Points
- To provide an evidence-based clinical overview covering the diagnosis, therapeutic management, and quality practice improvement strategies for patients with atrial fibrillation.
- Synthesized clinical guidance and educational resources developed by the American College of Physicians, including materials from the Medical Knowledge and Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP).
- Collaborative review authored and curated by Annals of Internal Medicine editors, medical education experts, and physician writers.
- Outlines standardized clinical pathways for prompt diagnostic evaluation and risk stratification of thromboembolism.
- Summarizes medical and interventional approaches to rate versus rhythm control and systemic stroke prevention.
Cite This Study
Peter Zimetbaum (2017) studied this question.