ATRIAL FIBRILLATION: THERAPEUTIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESTORING AND MAINTAINING SINUS RHYTHM

Abstract

Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), especially those with frequent paroxysms, have a high risk of cardiovascular complications. AF is associated with increased mortality, stroke and other thromboembolic events, hospitalizations, heart failure, diminished quality of life, decreased exercise capacity, and left ventricular dysfunction. The article presents the possible ways of restoring and maintaining sinus rhythm in patients with paroxysmal AF.