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New post up on Trials and Fibrillations over at theHeart.org: The changing role of AF medicines.

I cheated–a little. I promised to post on some of the ways I use rhythm-control medicines for AF. I did indeed post about this topic–just not here. As I wrote and edited and stewed about rhythm medicine for AF, it occurred to me that this would be a great topic to write about on Trials […]

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Atrial fibrillation

A Common Error in the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation

We have got to get back to AF. I enjoyed some fun text messages today–from a really smart primary care doctor out yonder, in the hinterlands of Kentucky. We text and exchange quick pics a lot. Call it iTeleMedicine. PCP: “I have a patient on [AF-drug X] (guess) who has diarrhea.” Me: “Stop the drug…It’s […]