Why the study?
Does an anti-arrhythmic-based rhythm control strategy improve mortality compared to a rate control strategy in patients with atrial fibrillation following myocardial infarction?
Population
1131 patients with atrial fibrillation following a myocardial infarction who were enrolled in the Valsartan…
Comparison
Anti-arrhythmic drug-based rhythm control strategy vs Rate control strategy
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
up to 1096 days
Authors
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Rhythm control warrants early caution in post-MI AF; leaves open long-term effects and optimal strategies.
Does an anti-arrhythmic-based rhythm control strategy improve mortality compared to a rate control strategy in patients with atrial fibrillation following myocardial infarction?
In patients with atrial fibrillation after a myocardial infarction, an anti-arrhythmic rhythm control strategy is associated with increased early mortality compared to a rate control strategy.
Nilsson et al. (2010) studied this question.
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