Nonpharmacological Approaches to Atrial Fibrillation
- 24 April 2001
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation
- Vol. 103 (16) , 2120-2125
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.103.16.2120
Abstract
The mainstay of managing atrial fibrillation (AF) is drug therapy. In some patients, drug therapy is ineffective or not tolerated. This article reviews the current status of various nonpharmacological options for the treatment of AF.Keywords
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