DMW - Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift, Table of Contents Dtsch Med Wochenschr 2006; 131(39): 2159DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-951346 Pro & Contra | CommentaryKardiologie© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkTherapie des Vorhofflimmerns - das Ziel ist FrequenzkontrolleTreatment of atrial fibrillation - the goal is frequency controlT. Meinertz1 1Abteilung Kardiologie, Universitätsklinik Eppendorf, Hamburg Recommend Article Abstract Buy Article Schlüsselwörter Vorhofflimmern - Medikamentöse Rhythmuskontrolle - Katheterablation Key words atrial fibrillation - pharmacologic rhythm control - catheter ablation Full Text References Literatur 1 de Denus S, Sanoski C A, Carlsson J, Opolski G, Spinler S A. Rate vs rhythm control in patients with atrial fibrillation. Arch Intern Med. 2005; 165 258-262 2 Falk R H. Is rate control or rhythm control preferable in patients with atrial fibrillation?. Circulation. 2005; 111 3141-3157 3 Fetsch T, Bauer P, Engberding R, Koch H P, Lukl J, Meinertz T, Oeff M, Seipel L, Trappe H J, Treese N, Breithardt G. Prevention of atrial fibrillation after cardioversion: results of the PAFAC trial. Eur Heart J. 2004; 25 1385-1390 4 Miyasaka Y, Barnes M E, Gersh B J, Cha St S, Bailey K R, Abhayaratna W, Seward J B. et al . Incidende and mortality risk of congestive heart failure in atrial fibrillation patients: a community-based study over two decades. Eur Heart J. 2006; 27 936-941 Prof. Dr. Thomas Meinertz Abteilung Kardiologie Universitätsklinik Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52 20246 Hamburg