Journal article
Randomized Ablation-Based Rhythm-Control Versus Rate-Control Trial in Patients With Heart Failure and Atrial Fibrillation: Results from the RAFT-AF trial
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Atrial fibrillation (AF) and heart failure (HF) frequently coexist and can be challenging to treat. Pharmacologically based rhythm control of AF has not proven to be superior to rate control. Ablation-based rhythm control was compared with rate control to evaluate if clinical outcomes in patients with HF and AF could be improved.
METHODS: This was a multicenter, open-label trial with blinded outcome evaluation using a central …
Authors
Parkash R; Wells GA; Rouleau J; Talajic M; Essebag V; Skanes A; Wilton SB; Verma A; Healey JS; Sterns L
Journal
Circulation, Vol. 145, No. 23, pp. 1693–1704
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
June 7, 2022
DOI
10.1161/circulationaha.121.057095
ISSN
0009-7322