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. 2018 Mar 1;20(3):395-407.
doi: 10.1093/europace/eux318.

Integrating new approaches to atrial fibrillation management: the 6th AFNET/EHRA Consensus Conference

Dipak Kotecha  1 , Günter Breithardt  2   3 , A John Camm  4 , Gregory Y H Lip  1 , Ulrich Schotten  3   5 , Anders Ahlsson  6 , David Arnar  7 , Dan Atar  8 , Angelo Auricchio  9 , Jeroen Bax  10 , Stefano Benussi  11 , Carina Blomstrom-Lundqvist  12 , Martin Borggrefe  13 , Giuseppe Boriani  14 , Axel Brandes  15 , Hugh Calkins  16 , Barbara Casadei  17 , Manuel Castellá  18 , Winnie Chua  1 , Harry Crijns  19 , Dobromir Dobrev  20 , Larissa Fabritz  1   21 , Martin Feuring  22 , Ben Freedman  23 , Andrea Gerth  3   24 , Andreas Goette  3   25 , Eduard Guasch  18 , Doreen Haase  3 , Stephane Hatem  26 , Karl Georg Haeusler  3   27 , Hein Heidbuchel  28 , Jeroen Hendriks  29 , Craig Hunter  22 , Stefan Kääb  30 , Stefanie Kespohl  31 , Ulf Landmesser  3   32 , Deirdre A Lane  1 , Thorsten Lewalter  3   33 , Lluís Mont  18 , Michael Nabauer  3   24 , Jens C Nielsen  34 , Michael Oeff  3   35 , Jonas Oldgren  12 , Ali Oto  36 , Laurent Pison  37 , Tatjana Potpara  38 , Ursula Ravens  3   39 , Isabelle Richard-Lordereau  40 , Michiel Rienstra  41 , Irina Savelieva  4 , Renate Schnabel  42 , Moritz F Sinner  30 , Philipp Sommer  43 , Sakis Themistoclakis  44 , Isabelle C Van Gelder  41 , Panagiotis E Vardas  45 , Atul Verma  46 , Reza Wakili  24 , Evelyn Weber  31 , David Werring  47 , Stephan Willems  42 , André Ziegler  48 , Gerhard Hindricks  43 , Paulus Kirchhof  1   2   3
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Integrating new approaches to atrial fibrillation management: the 6th AFNET/EHRA Consensus Conference

Dipak Kotecha et al. Europace. .
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Abstract

There are major challenges ahead for clinicians treating patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). The population with AF is expected to expand considerably and yet, apart from anticoagulation, therapies used in AF have not been shown to consistently impact on mortality or reduce adverse cardiovascular events. New approaches to AF management, including the use of novel technologies and structured, integrated care, have the potential to enhance clinical phenotyping or result in better treatment selection and stratified therapy. Here, we report the outcomes of the 6th Consensus Conference of the Atrial Fibrillation Network (AFNET) and the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA), held at the European Society of Cardiology Heart House in Sophia Antipolis, France, 17-19 January 2017. Sixty-two global specialists in AF and 13 industry partners met to develop innovative solutions based on new approaches to screening and diagnosis, enhancing integration of AF care, developing clinical pathways for treating complex patients, improving stroke prevention strategies, and better patient selection for heart rate and rhythm control. Ultimately, these approaches can lead to better outcomes for patients with AF.

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