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(Circulation. 2001;103:2120.)
© 2001 American Heart Association, Inc.

Clinical Cardiology: New Frontiers

Nonpharmacological Approaches to Atrial Fibrillation

Melvin M. Scheinman, MD; Fred Morady, MD

From the Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco (M.M.S.), and Division of Cardiology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Mich (F.M.).

Correspondence to Fred Morady, MD, Cardiology, B1F245, University of Michigan Medical Center, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0022. E-mail fmorady{at}umich.edu

The mainstay of managing atrial fibrillation (AF) is drug therapy. In some patients, drug therapy is ineffective or not tolerated. This article reviews the current status of various nonpharmacological options for the treatment of AF.

Key Words: atrial fibrillation • ablation • pacing

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