PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Timothy Watson
AU  - Eduard Shanstila
AU  - Gregory YH Lip
TI  - Modern management of atrial fibrillation
AID  - 10.7861/clinmedicine.7-1-28
DP  - 2007 Jan 01
TA  - Clinical Medicine
PG  - 28--34
VI  - 7
IP  - 1
4099  - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/7/1/28.short
4100  - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/7/1/28.full
SO  - Clin Med2007 Jan 01; 7
AB  - Atrial fibrillation (AF) continues to offer a management challenge to physicians. The incidence of this arrhythmia is rising and the cost to the healthcare system is vast. Much of this health burden relates to the high risk of stroke and thromboembolism associated with AF. This review covers common treatment strategies employed in AF management, discusses relevant drug therapy and the role of electrophysiology or surgery.