Eric J. Rashba, MD, is professor of medicine

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Novel approaches to rhythm control in atrial fibrillation: The role of inhibition of the renin-angiotensin system

Eric J. Rashba, MD, is professor of medicine;director, Electrophysiology Service, Division of Cardiology, Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, New York.

September 10th 2008

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia, accounting for approximately one third of all patient discharges with arrhythmia as the principal diagnosis and the greatest number of hospitalization days for arrhythmia each year.

Prevention of postoperative atrial fibrillation

Eric J. Rashba, MD, is professor of medicine;director, Electrophysiology Service, Division of Cardiology, Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, NY.

September 5th 2008

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is common after cardiac surgery, occurring in 11% to 40% of patients after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)1-8 and in more than 50% of patients after valvular heart surgery.