Evidence-based On-call

internal medicine

Atrial fibrillation

Prevalence
Causes
Clinical features
Investigations
Therapy
Prevention
Prognosis

Prevention

There is no clear benefit from digoxin ^d

Why?

Digoxin has no clear effect on reducing recurrent symptomatic episodes. ^d

Expiry date: February 2003
Levels of Evidence used in grading these guides

Authors	CM Ball , N Shenker
Reviewer	R G Hart
CAT Writers	CM Ball , N Shenker , CJ Wotton