Effect of lenient versus strict rate control on cardiac remodeling in patients with atrial fibrillation: Data of the RACE II (RAte Control Efficacy in permanent atrial fibrillation II) study

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 942-949

  Smit, Marcelle D ^a   Crijns, Harry J G M ^b   Tijssen, Jan G P ^c   Hillege, Hans L ^a   Alings, Marco ^d   Tuininga, Ype S ^e   Groenveld, Hessel F ^a   Van Den Berg, Maarten P ^a   Van Veldhuisen, Dirk J ^a   Van Gelder, Isabelle C ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d AMPHIA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^e DEVENTER HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^f ROYAL NETHERLANDS ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; echocardiography; rate control; remodeling

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIVITAMIN K; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; DILTIAZEM; DIURETIC AGENT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; VERAPAMIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROL STRATEGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIAL REMODELING; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART RATE; HEART SIZE; HEART SURGERY; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HEART VENTRICLE SIZE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENIENT RATE CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRICT RATE CONTROL;

AGED; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; DEPRESSION, CHEMICAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR REMODELING;

EID: 84860389360     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2011.04.030     Document Type: Article

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