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GuidelineHerzschrittmachertherapie & Elektrophysiologie2025

[Update of the ESC atrial fibrillation guidelines : From the DGK commission for clinical cardiovascular medicine].

Renate B Schnabel, Melanie Anuscha Gunawardene, Christian Andreas Perings, Daniel Steven, Hans-Jörg Busch, Isabel Deisenhofer, Karl Georg Häusler, Philipp Sommer, Ralf Birkemeyer, Lars Eckardt and 1 more

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Guideline in Herzschrittmachertherapie & Elektrophysiologie, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Renate B SchnabelAllgemeine und Interventionelle Kardiologie, Universitäres Herz- und Gefäßzentrum Hamburg, Hamburg, Deutschland. r.schnabel@uke.de.
Melanie Anuscha GunawardeneCCB-Cardioangiologisches Centrum Bethanien Frankfurt, Markuskrankenhaus, Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland.
Christian Andreas PeringsMedizinische Klinik I, KLW St. Paulus GmbH, Lünen, Deutschland.
Daniel StevenElektrophysiologie, Herzzentrum der Universität zu Köln, Köln, Deutschland.
Hans-Jörg BuschZentrum für Notfall- und Rettungsmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Freiburg, Deutschland.
Isabel DeisenhoferAbteilung für Elektrophysiologie, TUM Universitätsklinikum Deutsches Herzzentrum, Technische Universität München, München, Deutschland.
Karl Georg HäuslerKlinik für Neurologie, Universitätsklinikum Ulm, Ulm, Deutschland.
Philipp SommerKlinik für Elektrophysiologie/Rhythmologie, Herz- und Diabeteszentrum NRW, Bad Oeynhausen, Deutschland.
Ralf BirkemeyerCardiologicum Herzklinik Ulm MVZ, Ulm, Deutschland.
Lars EckardtKlinik für Kardiologie II - Rhythmologie, Universitätsklinikum Münster, Münster, Deutschland.
Kommission für Klinische Kardiovaskuläre Medizin der DGK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In 2024, the current ESC guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation (AF) were published. Despite significant advances in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of AF, it remains the most common sustained arrhythmia with a significant impact on patients, their caregivers and public health. The concise guidelines focus on evidence-based recommendations and their practical implementation supported by clear figures and treatment pathways. The holistic care for AF patients including their comorbidities is prioritized in a comprehensive AF-CARE concept. It comprises "C" for comorbidities and risk factor management, "A" for avoidance of stroke and thromboembolism, "R" for reduction of symptoms by rate and rhythm control and "E", evaluation and dynamic reassessment. Ablation is now the first-line therapy in paroxysmal AF. Current data on device detected AF and triggered AF are considered. Maximum involvement of the patient for informed, shared decision-making is suggested, supported by the parallel publication of patient guidelines.

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Anti-Arrhythmia AgentsAtrial FibrillationCardiologyCatheter AblationEuropeEvidence-Based MedicineGermanyHumansAnti-Arrhythmia AgentsAtrial fibrillationGuidelinesManagementSummary

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PMID40745101
PMCPMC12457526

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