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1. Integrated Management of AF & Collaborative Decision Making
2. Oral Anticoagulation Therapy for Stroke Prevention in Patients with AF1
3. Rate Control Therapy to Lower and Control Heart Rate and Improve Symptoms of AF1
4. Acute Rhythm Control Therapy to Restore Normal Sinus Rhythm1
5. Rhythm Control Therapy to Maintain Normal Sinus Rhythm and Improve Symptoms of AF1,2
6. Selection of 2nd rhythm control therapy after failure of 1st rhythm control therapy1
1. Integrated Management of AF & Collaborative Decision Making
Following the diagnosis of AF, guidelines recommend an integrated and structured approach to patient
care and AF management that involves multidisciplinary teams of cardiologists and electrophysiologists,
non-specialist healthcare professionals, and allied health professionals, and places patients in a central role
in decision-making.1
Key aims are to:
Reduce Mortality
Reduce Hospitalizations
Improve Adherence to Guidelines
Tailor Management to Patient Preferences
Improve Adherence to Long-Term Therapy