Atrial Fibrillation Therapy

This book presents the current evidence and practice in the pharmacological treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF). AF management has changed significantly in recent years as a new era has begun for the prevention of stroke, one of the most devastating com

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Gheorghe-Andrei Dan Antoni Bayés de Luna · John Camm Editors

Atrial Fibrillation Therapy

Current Cardiovascular Therapy

Gheorghe-Andrei Dan Antoni Bayés de Luna John Camm Editors

Juan Carlos Kaski Series Editor

Atrial Fibrillation Therapy

Editors Gheorghe-Andrei Dan, MD PhD, FESC, FAHA Internal Medicine Clinic and Department of Cardiology Colentina University Hospital Bucharest Romania

Antoni Bayés de Luna, MD FESC, FACC The Catalan Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences Hospital Santa Creu i Sant Pau Barcelona, Spain

Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology Faculty of Medicine University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila Bucharest Romania

John Camm, MD, FRCP(London), FRCP(Edin), FACC, FESC, FMedSci, FHRS, CStJ Cardiovascular Sciences Research Centre Division of Clinical Sciences St George’s University of London London, United Kingdom

ISBN 978-1-4471-5474-7 ISBN 978-1-4471-5475-4 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4471-5475-4 Springer London Heidelberg New York Dordrecht Library of Congress Control Number: 2013955577 © Springer-Verlag London 2014 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher's location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)

Series Preface

Cardiovascular pharmacotherapy is of fundamental importance for the successful management of patients with cardiovascular diseases. Appropriate t