Rate vs rhythm control in patients with atrial fibrillation and heart failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

D Caldeira, C David, C Sampaio - European journal of internal medicine, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common arrhythmia that can promote or worsen
heart failure (HF). Our purpose was to compare the effects of rate and rhythm control in
patients with atrial fibrillation and heart failure. METHODS: We developed a systematic
search in August 2010 through CENTRAL and MEDLINE databases to identify randomised
controlled trials (RCTs) comparing rate control with rhythm control in patients with both AF
and HF. We analysed mortality, hospitalisations, stroke/thromboembolic events, quality of …
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