Rapid Atrial Fibrillation Treatment Strategy

Summary

Prospective, randomized, open-label clinical trial studying the treatment of new onset atrial fibrillation in critically ill patients with septic shock. Patients will be assigned to rhythm vs rate control strategies with various outcome measures assessed.

Timeline

Start

2019-09-16

Primary completion

2020-09-15

Completion

2020-09-15

Publications

• Background Meierhenrich R, Steinhilber E, Eggermann C, Weiss M, Voglic S, Bogelein D, Gauss A, Georgieff M, Stahl W. Incidence and prognostic impact of new-onset atrial fibrillation in patients with septic shock: a prospective observational study. Crit Care. 2010;14(3):R108. doi: 10.1186/cc9057. Epub 2010 Jun 10.
• Background Yoshida T, Fujii T, Uchino S, Takinami M. Epidemiology, prevention, and treatment of new-onset atrial fibrillation in critically ill: a systematic review. J Intensive Care. 2015 Apr 23;3(1):19. doi: 10.1186/s40560-015-0085-4. eCollection 2015.
• Background Caldeira D, David C, Sampaio C. Rate versus rhythm control in atrial fibrillation and clinical outcomes: updated systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Arch Cardiovasc Dis. 2012 Apr;105(4):226-38. doi: 10.1016/j.acvd.2011.11.005. Epub 2012 Jan 21.
• Background Chean CS, McAuley D, Gordon A, Welters ID. Current practice in the management of new-onset atrial fibrillation in critically ill patients: a UK-wide survey. PeerJ. 2017 Sep 8;5:e3716. doi: 10.7717/peerj.3716. eCollection 2017.
• Background Sibley S, Muscedere J. New-onset atrial fibrillation in critically ill patients. Can Respir J. 2015 May-Jun;22(3):179-82. doi: 10.1155/2015/394961.
• Background Walkey AJ, Hogarth DK, Lip GYH. Optimizing atrial fibrillation management: from ICU and beyond. Chest. 2015 Oct;148(4):859-864. doi: 10.1378/chest.15-0358.
• Background Kanji S, Williamson DR, Yaghchi BM, Albert M, McIntyre L; Canadian Critical Care Trials Group. Epidemiology and management of atrial fibrillation in medical and noncardiac surgical adult intensive care unit patients. J Crit Care. 2012 Jun;27(3):326.e1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2011.10.011. Epub 2012 Jan 4.
• Background Mayr A, Ritsch N, Knotzer H, Dunser M, Schobersberger W, Ulmer H, Mutz N, Hasibeder W. Effectiveness of direct-current cardioversion for treatment of supraventricular tachyarrhythmias, in particular atrial fibrillation, in surgical intensive care patients. Crit Care Med. 2003 Feb;31(2):401-5. doi: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000048627.39686.79.
• Background Walkey AJ, Greiner MA, Heckbert SR, Jensen PN, Piccini JP, Sinner MF, Curtis LH, Benjamin EJ. Atrial fibrillation among Medicare beneficiaries hospitalized with sepsis: incidence and risk factors. Am Heart J. 2013 Jun;165(6):949-955.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2013.03.020. Epub 2013 Apr 25.
• Background Arrigo M, Jaeger N, Seifert B, Spahn DR, Bettex D, Rudiger A. Disappointing Success of Electrical Cardioversion for New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation in Cardiosurgical ICU Patients. Crit Care Med. 2015 Nov;43(11):2354-9. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000001257.
• Background Walkey AJ, Wiener RS, Ghobrial JM, Curtis LH, Benjamin EJ. Incident stroke and mortality associated with new-onset atrial fibrillation in patients hospitalized with severe sepsis. JAMA. 2011 Nov 23;306(20):2248-54. doi: 10.1001/jama.2011.1615. Epub 2011 Nov 13.
• Results Liu WC, Lin WY, Lin CS, Huang HB, Lin TC, Cheng SM, Yang SP, Lin JC, Lin WS. Prognostic impact of restored sinus rhythm in patients with sepsis and new-onset atrial fibrillation. Crit Care. 2016 Nov 18;20(1):373. doi: 10.1186/s13054-016-1548-2.

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