Atrial fibrillation

Experts gathering to define future research

Seeking to set the agenda for urgent atrial fibrillation (AF) research, European and international cardiologists will gather this October at the European Heart House, in Sophia Antipolis, the headquarters of the European Society of Cardiology.

A panel of international AF experts has been invited by The European Heart Rhythm Society (EHRA) and the German Atrial Fibrillation Network (AFNET) to their second joint conference to define new research perspectives and identify unresolved clinical issues in the diagnosis and treatment of AF.
Among subjects for discussion: anticoagulation in patients at intermediate stroke risk; new concepts for rhythm control drug treatment; what to do if pulmonary vein isolation fails; relevance and intensity of ECG monitoring in clinical practice; relevance of clinically identifiable risk factors for AF progression; what causes the first episode of idiopathic AF, and novel therapeutic goals for AF treatment.

01.09.2008

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