title: A practical approach to atrial fibrillation.
abstract: Management of atrial fibrillation is still an individualized proposition, requiring considerable clinical judgment to select the most effective means of controlling cardiac rate and rhythm and preventing thromboembolism and stroke. The advantages and disadvantages of electric shock cardioversion, catheter ablation, and several medicinal and mechanical agents are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Ill, USA.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Olshansky
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sulo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D004554:Electric Countershock; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011320:Primary Health Care
chemical_list: D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; D000925:Anticoagulants