2014 Focused Update of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society Guidelines for the Management of Atrial Fibrillation

• Published in: Canadian journal of cardiology Vol. 30; no. 10; pp. 1114 - 1130
• Main Authors: Verma, Atul, MD, Cairns, John A., MD, Mitchell, L. Brent, MD, Macle, Laurent, MD, Stiell, Ian G., MD, Gladstone, David, MD, McMurtry, Michael Sean, MD, Connolly, Stuart, MD, Cox, Jafna L., MD, Dorian, Paul, MD, Ivers, Noah, MD, Leblanc, Kori, PharmD, Nattel, Stanley, MD, Healey, Jeff S., MD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Inc 01.10.2014
• Subjects: Algorithms; Anticoagulants - therapeutic use; Antithrombins - administration & dosage; Aspirin - administration & dosage; Atrial Fibrillation - epidemiology; Atrial Fibrillation - therapy; Benzimidazoles - administration & dosage; beta-Alanine - administration & dosage; beta-Alanine - analogs & derivatives; Canada; Cardiovascular; Comorbidity; Dabigatran; Electric Countershock; Humans; Renal Insufficiency, Chronic - epidemiology; Risk Assessment; Stroke - epidemiology; Stroke - prevention & control; Ticlopidine - administration & dosage; Ticlopidine - analogs & derivatives; Canada

Abstract Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an extremely common clinical problem with an important population morbidity and mortality burden. The management of AF is complex and fraught with many uncertain and contentious issues, which are being addressed by extensive ongoing basic and clinical research. T...