title: 2014 Oman Heart Association protocol for the management of acute atrial fibrillation.
abstract: Although atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia, there is variation in practice with regard to the management of acute AF among the hospitals and even within the same hospital in Oman. This variation likely reflects a lack of high-quality evidence. Standard guidelines and textbooks do not offer clear evidence-based direction for physicians to guide the management of acute AF. Particularly controversial is the issue of using rhythm control or rate control. This stimulated Oman Heart Association (OHA) to issue a simplified protocol for the management of acute AF to be applied by the entire cardiac caregivers all over the country. The priorities for acute management of AF include stabilizing the patient's hemodynamic status, symptom control, treatment of the underlying and precipitating cause, and more importantly protecting the brain.
authors: From the *Royal Hospital, Ministry of Health, Sultanate of Oman; †Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman; and ‡Rustaq Hospital, Ministry of Health, Sultanate of Oman.
authors: Mohammed H
authors: MH
authors: El-Deeb
authors: Kadhim J
authors: KJ
authors: Sulaiman
authors: Abdullah A
authors: AA
authors: Al Riyami
authors: Najib
authors: N
authors: Al Rawahi
authors: Adil B
authors: AB
authors: Al Riyami
authors: Mohamed
authors: M
authors: Al Mukhaini
authors: Mohamed B
authors: MB
authors: Al Riyami
authors: Mansour
authors: M
authors: Sallam
authors: Said Abdul
authors: SA
authors: Rahman
authors: Hisham S
authors: HS
authors: Abbas
authors: Gamal S
authors: GS
authors: Hamad
authors: Prashanth
authors: P
authors: Panduranga
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D019468:Disease Management; D004554:Electric Countershock / Q000379:methods*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009850:Oman
chemical_list: D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; D000925:Anticoagulants