Why the study?
Does strict rate control attenuate platelet activity and thrombotic state in patients with non-valvular permanent atrial fibrillation?
Population
75 patients with non-valvular permanent atrial fibrillation and 33 sex- and age-matched subjects in sinus…
Comparison
Strict rate control for 1 month in patients with… vs Baseline values and patients with normal…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
1 month
Authors
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Rate control may reduce prothrombotic biomarkers in permanent AF; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Does strict rate control attenuate platelet activity and thrombotic state in patients with non-valvular permanent atrial fibrillation?
Strict heart rate control in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation and high ventricular rates significantly reduces biomarkers of platelet activity and prothrombotic state.
Erdoğan et al. (2014) studied this question.
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