The EAST study: redefining the role of rhythmcontrol therapy in atrial fibrillation: EAST, the Early treatment of Atrial fibrillation for Stroke prevention Trial

Etienne Aliot; Axel Brandes; Lars Eckardt; Arif Elvan; Michele Gulizia; Hein Heidbuchel; Josef Kautzner; Lluis Mont; John Morgan; André Ng; Lukasz Szumowski; Sakis Themistoclakis; Isabelle C Van Gelder; Stephan Willems; Paulus Kirchhof

doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehu476

The EAST study: redefining the role of rhythmcontrol therapy in atrial fibrillation: EAST, the Early treatment of Atrial fibrillation for Stroke prevention Trial

Etienne Aliot, Axel Brandes, Lars Eckardt, Arif Elvan, Michele Gulizia, Hein Heidbuchel, Josef Kautzner, Lluis Mont, John Morgan, André Ng, Lukasz Szumowski, Sakis Themistoclakis, Isabelle C Van Gelder, Stephan Willems, Paulus Kirchhof

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Abstract

Early and comprehensive maintenance of sinus rhythm is conceptually of paramount importance to prevent cardiovascular complications related to atrial fibrillation (AF). The EAST will evaluate the effect of early and modern rhythm control interventions on the outcome of patients with AF.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	255-256
Number of pages	2
Journal	European Heart Journal
Volume	36
Issue number	5
Early online date	2 Feb 2015
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehu476
Publication status	Published - Feb 2015

Keywords

Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
Atrial Fibrillation
Catheter Ablation
Humans
Multicenter Studies as Topic
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Stroke

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Aliot, E., Brandes, A., Eckardt, L., Elvan, A., Gulizia, M., Heidbuchel, H., Kautzner, J., Mont, L., Morgan, J., Ng, A., Szumowski, L., Themistoclakis, S., Van Gelder, I. C., Willems, S., & Kirchhof, P. (2015). The EAST study: redefining the role of rhythmcontrol therapy in atrial fibrillation: EAST, the Early treatment of Atrial fibrillation for Stroke prevention Trial. European Heart Journal, 36(5), 255-256. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehu476

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The EAST study: redefining the role of rhythmcontrol therapy in atrial fibrillation: EAST, the Early treatment of Atrial fibrillation for Stroke prevention Trial

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