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Diagnosis Economics Harm/ aetiology Prognosis Therapy Anticoagulation Cardioversion  - electrical  - pharmacological        - acute AF        - paroxysmal AF        - chronic AF Rate control Maintenance

Atrial fibrillation acute: amiodarone or sotalol were better than digoxin for cardioversion Level of evidence 1b Expiry Date November 2003 Atrial fibrillation acute: flecainide was better than amiodarone or propafenone for cardioversion Level of evidence 1b Expiry Date November 2003 Atrial fibrillation acute: oral amiodarone increases cardioversion Level of evidence 1b Expiry Date November 2003 Atrial fibrillation acute: amiodarone was more effective than digoxin at cardioversion. Level of evidence 1b Expiry Date November 2003 Atrial fibrillation acute: ibutilide was effective at cardioversion but increased the risk of VT. Level of evidence 1b Expiry Date December 2003 Atrial fibrillation no clear difference in cardioversion for amiodarone or propafenone. Level of evidence 1b- Expiry Date August 2003 Atrial fibrillation acute: propafenone was more effective than verapamil at cardioversion. Level of evidence 1b Expiry Date November 2003 Atrial fibrillation acute and chronic: oral propafenone helped prevent symptomatic arrhythmias. Level of evidence 1b Expiry Date February 2004 Atrial fibrillation ibutilide with cardioversion increased initial success. Level of evidence 1b Expiry Date July 2003 Atrial fibrillation acute: ibutilide was more effective and safer than procainamide for cardioversion. Level of evidence 1b Expiry Date November 2003 Atrial fibrillation acute: verapamil and quinidine achieved cardioversion faster than digoxin and quinidine. Level of evidence 1b Expiry Date August 2003 Atrial fibrillation acute: cardioversion: flecainide combined with digoxin was more effective than digoxin alone. Level of evidence 1b Expiry Date November 2003 Atrial fibrillation procainamide was no more effective than propafenone at cardioversion. Level of evidence 1b- Expiry Date November 2003 Atrial fibrillation acute: iv flecainide led to faster but not more successful cardioversion than oral Level of evidence 1b Expiry Date November 2003