Volume 126, Issue 2, Pages 476-486 (August 2004) Rate Control vs Rhythm Control in Patients With Nonvalvular Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Grzegorz Opolski, MD, PhD, Adam Torbicki, MD, PhD, Dariusz A. Kosior, MD, PhD, Marcin Szulc, MD, PhD, Beata Wozakowska- Kapłon, MD, PhD, Piotr Kołodziej, MD, PhD, Piotr Achremczyk, MD, PhD CHEST Volume 126, Issue 2, Pages 476-486 (August 2004) DOI: 10.1378/chest.126.2.476 Copyright © 2004 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 The HOT CAFE trial design. SR = sinus rhythm; DC = direct current; * = disopyramide, propafenone, or sotalol. CHEST 2004 126, 476-486DOI: (10.1378/chest.126.2.476) Copyright © 2004 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Congestive heart failure intensity estimated by NYHA functional class in both groups during the follow-up period. CHEST 2004 126, 476-486DOI: (10.1378/chest.126.2.476) Copyright © 2004 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions