A formidable “TASK”: Tipping the balance in favor of rhythm control for the management of atrial fibrillation

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a major public health epidemic that increases the risk of stroke and heart failure.1 Therapeutic approaches for AF include ablation techniques and pharmacologic agents. The goal of the former strategy is to convert AF by burning or freezing foci of arrhythmogenic triggers or imposing anatomical barriers that disrupt the reentrant circuits that maintain AF. An alternative to ablation is the use of pharmacologic strategies that are either curative (when AF is amenable to conversion) or ameliorative (when it is not).
Source: Heart Rhythm - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: Editorial Commentary Source Type: research