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Shifting Paradigm: Clinical Benefit of Early Rhythm Control

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The speaker discusses the significance of atrial fibrillation (AF) and the benefits of early rhythm control. They highlight that AF is the most common cardiac arrhythmia, impacting a large number of Americans. Hospitalizations due to AF are increasing and it worsens outcomes such as mortality and stroke. The speaker refers to the East AF NATE-4 trial, which showed that early rhythm control with antiarrhythmic drugs improves cardiovascular outcomes, including a decrease in death and stroke, in patients with early AF. They also mention studies on catheter ablation which show a significant reduction in AF burden and improvements in quality of life. Finally, the speaker discusses the CABANA trial which compares catheter ablation with medical management and suggests potential benefits in terms of hard outcomes. They also mention the CASEL-AF study which shows that catheter ablation improves heart outcomes, especially in patients with systolic heart failure.

Keywords

atrial fibrillation

early rhythm control

cardiac arrhythmia

antiarrhythmic drugs

CABANA trial