Design and Rationale of a Pragmatic Randomized Clinical Trial of Early Dronedarone versus Usual Care to Change and Improve Outcomes in Persons with First-Detected Atrial Fibrillation – The CHANGE AFIB Study

By sjmartinez • October 20, 2024

Pokorney SD, Nemeth H, Chiswell K, Albert C, Allyn N, Blanco R, Butler J, Calkins H, Elkind MSV, Fonarow GC, Fontaine JM, Frankel DS, Fermann GJ, Gale R, Kalscheur M, Kirchhof P, Koren A, Miller JB, Rashkin J, Russo AM, Rutan C, Steinberg B, Piccini JP. Design and Rationale of a Pragmatic Randomized Clinical Trial of Early Dronedarone versus Usual Care to Change and Improve Outcomes in Persons with First-Detected Atrial Fibrillation - The CHANGE AFIB Study. Am Heart J. 2024 Oct 16:S0002-8703(24)00263-1. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2024.10.001. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39423993.

Tags: all-cause mortality, antiarrhythmic, atrial fibrillation, Cardiology/Epi, cardiovascular hospitalization, Cedars Sinai DoM, dronedarone, Publications, Quality of Life

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