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'''Treatment strategies include:'''<cite>RACE</cite><cite>PIAF</cite><cite>STAF</cite>
'''Treatment strategies include:'''<cite>RACE</cite><cite>PIAF</cite><cite>STAF</cite>
*''Rate control:'' accept atrial fibrillation and focus on symptom relief and prevention of tachycardias. Typically with beta-blockers and digoxin. Target rate is < 100 bpm.
*''Rate control:'' accept atrial fibrillation and focus on symptom relief and prevention of tachycardias. Typically with beta-blockers and digoxin. Target rate is < 100 bpm.
*''Rhythm control:'' trying to keep the patient in normal sinus rhythm. Typically with anti-arrhythmics like amiodarone, flecainide, and sotalol or with radiofrequency catheter ablation.
*''Rhythm control:'' trying to keep the patient in normal sinus rhythm. Typically with anti-arrhythmics like amiodarone, flecainide, and sotalol, or electrical cardioversion, or with radiofrequency catheter ablation.
In both cases anti-coagulants are needed to prevent embolic stroke.
In both cases anti-coagulants are needed to prevent embolic stroke.