Papercut: The Timing of Cardioversion in AF
May 15, 2024![](https://kajabi-storefronts-production.kajabi-cdn.com/kajabi-storefronts-production/file-uploads/blogs/2147737994/images/8d104e6-c448-43a1-f7d-3aaf041bb01_f74147f2-5e27-4af3-8a4c-e1e8c77205f6.png)
Here we review the RACE7 ACWAS (Rate Control vs Cardioversion Trial7-Acute Cardioversion versus Wait and See) Trial (1).
What they did
This was a multicenter, randomised, open label, non-inferiority trial.
They wanted to see if a wait and see approach was non-inferior to early cardioversion for obtaining sinus rhythm.
N=437
Patients with symptomatic AF presenting <36 hours after onset, were assigned to delayed vs early cardioversion.
The wait and see group received beta blockers.... Read More
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