Adjunctive Pharmacotherapy for Elective Direct Current Cardioversion in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

摘要

BackgroundDirect current cardioversion (DCCV) can restore sinus rhythm in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), but the long term efficacy is poor. Pharmacological therapies may improve the initial success of the procedure, but whether long term maintenance of sinus rhythm can be improved is unclear. The aim of this study was to evaluate which pharmacotherapies, including antiarrhythmic and renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) inhibiting drugs, most successfully promotes sinus rhythm after elective DCCV in unselected patients with atrial fibrillation.