2016 ESC Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation developed in collaboration with EACTS

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2016 Nov;50(5):e1-e88. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezw313. Epub 2016 Sep 23.
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Keywords: AF surgery; Antiarrhythmic drugs; Anticoagulation; Atrial fibrillation; Cardioversion; Catheter ablation; Guidelines; Left atrial ablation; Left atrial appendage occlusion; Non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants; Pulmonary vein isolation; Rate control; Rhythm control; Upstream therapy; Valve repair; Vitamin K antagonists.

Publication types

  • Practice Guideline

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / therapeutic use
  • Anticoagulants / adverse effects
  • Anticoagulants / therapeutic use
  • Atrial Fibrillation / diagnosis
  • Atrial Fibrillation / epidemiology
  • Atrial Fibrillation / etiology
  • Atrial Fibrillation / physiopathology
  • Atrial Fibrillation / therapy*
  • Catheter Ablation / methods
  • Comorbidity
  • Disease Management*
  • Electrocardiography
  • Evidence-Based Medicine / methods
  • Hemorrhage / chemically induced
  • Hemorrhage / prevention & control
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Mass Screening / methods
  • Prevalence
  • Risk Factors
  • Sex Factors
  • Stroke / etiology
  • Stroke / prevention & control

Substances

  • Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
  • Anticoagulants