Rate Control Efficacy in Permanent Atrial Fibrillation: Successful and Failed Strict Rate Control Against a Background of Lenient Rate Control
Atrial Fibrillation Friday, February 22nd, 2013JACC: February 19, 2013
Objectives This study sought to investigate differences in outcome between patients treated with successful strict, failed strict, and lenient rate control.
Background The RACE II (Rate Control Efficacy in Permanent Atrial Fibrillation) study showed no difference in outcome between lenient and strict rate control in patients with permanent atrial fibrillation (AF). However, in the strict group not all patients achieved the pre-defined heart rate target. Read more
