Early Rhythm-Control Therapy in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

Abstract

Early rhythm-control therapy was associated with a lower risk of adverse cardiovascular outcomes than usual care among patients with early atrial fibrillation and cardiovascular conditions. (Funded by the German Ministry of Education and Research and others; EAST-AFNET 4 ISRCTN number, ISRCTN04708680; ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT01288352; EudraCT number, 2010-021258-20.).

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Affiliated Institutions

• Odense University Hospital DK
• Kantonsspital Aarau CH
• Cardiovascular Institute Hospital JP
• University Hospital Magdeburg DE
• University of Southern Denmark DK
• Antwerp University Hospital BE
• University Hospital Münster DE
• Maastricht University NL
• Diagram (Netherlands) NL
• St George's, University of London GB
• University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf DE
• Universität Hamburg DE
• National Institute for Health Research GB
• University of Groningen NL
• St. Vincenz-Krankenhaus Limburg DE
• University Medical Center Groningen NL
• Glenfield Hospital GB
• Institute of Clinical and Experimental Medicine CZ
• Ospedale dell' Angelo IT
• Isala NL
• Leipzig Heart Institute DE
• University Medical Center US
• Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red ES
• University of Leicester GB
• Clinical Research Institute US
• Hygeia Hospital GR
• University Hospital of Zurich CH
• Klinikum Konstanz DE
• University of Birmingham GB
• Universitat de Barcelona ES
• Asklepios Klinik St. Georg DE
• German Centre for Cardiovascular Research DE

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