Heart : official journal of the British Cardiac Society
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
A randomised, controlled study of rate versus rhythm control in patients with chronic atrial fibrillation and heart failure: (CAFE-II Study).
Atrial fibrillation (AF) and heart failure (HF) often coexist. The aim was to investigate whether restoring sinus rhythm (SR) could improve cardiac function, symptoms, exercise capacity and quality of life (QoL) in patients with chronic heart failure. ⋯ Restoring SR in patients with AF and heart failure may improve QoL and LV function when compared with a strategy of rate control.