Management of Atrial Fibrillation: Review of the Evidence for the Role of Pharmacologic Therapy, Electrical Cardioversion, and Echocardiography

  1. Robert L. McNamara, MD, MHS;
  2. Leonardo J. Tamariz, MD, MPH;
  3. Jodi B. Segal, MD, MPH; and
  4. Eric B. Bass, MD, MPH
  1. From Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, and Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.
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        Figure 1. Absolute rates of stroke and hemorrhage for trials comparing warfarin or aspirin with control.
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          Figure 2. Proportions of patients who had successful pharmacologic intervention.
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            Figure 3. Proportions of patients who had successful maintenance of sinus rhythm.

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          • Summaries for Patients:Management of Newly Detected Atrial Fibrillation: Recommendations from the American College of Physicians and the American Academy of Family Physicians Ann Intern Med December 16, 2003 139:I-32
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          1. Ann Intern Med December 16, 2003 vol. 139 no. 12 1018-1033
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