What are the guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation?
The Task Force for the Management ofAtrial Fibrillation of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) have published Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation. The guidelines have been focused on stroke prevention and rate/rhythm control, and include recommendations on the use of warfarin anticoagulation control. Additionally, the Canadian Cardiovascular Society has published an update of its Atrial Fibrillation Guidelines, discussing the validation of risk stratification schemes for predicting stroke and thromboembolism in patients with atrial fibrillation, and the relation of gender-specific risk of ischemic stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation to differences in warfarin anticoagulation control. Furthermore, the Apixaban in patients with atrial fibrillation study has been conducted by the AVERROES Steering Committee and Investigators. 