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Rate vs Rhythm Control in Atrial Fibrillation

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The study documented that catheter ablation for AF in patients with heart failure was associated with a significantly lower rate of a composite endpoint of death from any cause or hospitalization for worsening heart failure, than medical therapy. 2019 Apr 2;321(13):1261-1274. doi: 10.1001/jama.2019.0693. PMID: 30874766; PMCID: PMC6450284.

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Brugada Syndrome: Diagnosis and Risk Stratification

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Spontaneous type 1 ECG has the highest number of points at 3.5, while fever-induced type 1 ECG has 3 points. Type 2/3 ECG which gets converted to type 1 pattern with sodium channel blockers have 2 points.