How much should the resting heart rate be controlled in patients with atrial fibrillation and coronary heart disease?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Current guidelines recommend maintaining a resting heart rate below 100-110 beats per minute (bpm) for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). However, there is a lack of research on various treatment approaches for patients with both atrial fibrillation and coronary heart disease (AF&CHD). We have discussed the primary therapeutic options for controlling resting heart rate in patients with AF&CHD.

Methods

We conducted a post hoc analysis of the AFFIRM (Atrial Fibrillation Follow-up Investigation of Rhythm Management) trial. Our study included 3986(98.2%) participants with AF, of which 1522 had AF&CHD. The primary outcome was all-cause mortality. We utilized the chi-squared test to identify significant differences in categorical variables. Multivariate Cox regress

SUBMITTER: Wang YB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11603946 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature