• Presse Med · May 2008

    Review

    [Atrial fibrillation: the most common arrhythmia].

    • Jean-Yves Le Heuzey, Akli Otmani, Eloi Marijon, Xavier Waintraub, Antoine Lepillier, Karim Chachoua, Thomas Lavergne, and Maurice Pornin.
    • Service de cardiologie A, Hôpital européen Georges Pompidou, F-75015 Paris, France. jean-yves.le-heuzey@egp.aphp.fr
    • Presse Med. 2008 May 1;37(5 Pt 2):821-6.

    AbstractThe incidence of atrial fibrillation increases rapidly with population age. Atrial fibrillation essentially presents a problem of long-term management. Strategies of rhythm or rate control should be considered on a case-by-case basis for each individual. Anticoagulation treatment is indicated in most cases. Radiofrequency ablation by pulmonary vein isolation is an unquestionably innovative treatment but is reserved for selected patients.

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