2014 AHA/ACC/HRS guideline for the management of patients with atrial fibrillation: executive summary: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on practice guidelines and the Heart Rhythm Society.

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Published in Circulation on March 28, 2014

Authors

Craig T January, L Samuel Wann, Joseph S Alpert, Hugh Calkins, Joaquin E Cigarroa, Joseph C Cleveland, Jamie B Conti, Patrick T Ellinor, Michael D Ezekowitz, Michael E Field, Katherine T Murray, Ralph L Sacco, William G Stevenson, Patrick J Tchou, Cynthia M Tracy, Clyde W Yancy, ACC/AHA Task Force Members

Associated clinical trials:

Catheter Ablation Therapy for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation (CLEAR-AF) | NCT02892162

Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Compared to Rate Control Strategy in Patients With Impaired Left Ventricular Function (AFARC-LVF) | NCT02509754

Optimal Delay Time to Initiate Anticoagulation After Ischemic Stroke in Atrial Fibrillation (START) | NCT03021928

Oral Acetaminophen Use for Pain Reduction in Electrophysiology Procedures | NCT03702023

The Genomic Medicine at VA Study (GenoVA) | NCT04331535

Insertable Cardiac Monitor-Guided Early Intervention to Reduce Atrial Fibrillation Burden Following Catheter Ablation (ICMREDUCE-AF) | NCT04922281

Long-term Recurrence Rates of Atrial Fibrillation Following New-onset Atrial Fibrillation During ICU Admission | NCT05151523

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