Emergency medicine journal : EMJ
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Multicenter Study
Atrial fibrillation in emergency department: prevalence of sinus rhythm 1 week after discharge.
Current guidelines do not provide definitive indications about the treatment in emergency departments (ED) of patients with recent-onset atrial fibrillation (AF). ⋯ According to the study results, rhythm at the time of ED discharge is a poor indicator of the short-term evolution of AF.