Rate control is more cost-effective than rhythm control for patients with persistent atrial fibrillation ? results from the RAte Control versus Electrical cardioversion (RACE) study
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Rate control was more cost-effective than rhythm control in persistent atrial fibrillation.
Intervention: rate control (n = 256) or rhythm control (n = 266). Rate control included use of digitalis, a non-dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker, and a b blocker, alone or in combination. Target resting heart rate was ,100 beats/minute. Patients in the rhythm control group received serial electrical cardioversion and serial antiarrhythmic drugs using sotalol, 160– 320 mg/day, as the firs...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Heart Journal
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0195-668X
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehj.2004.06.020