A Comparison of Rate Control and Rhythm Control in Patients with
Atrial Fibrillation
– The Atrial Fibrillation Follow-Up Investigation of Rhythm
Management (AFFIRM) Investigators
– published in th
Intro: This 2008 study was the second large validation study of the Pulmonary Embolism Rule Out Criteria (PERC) rule. The researchers aimed to test the hypothesis that follows: patients who presented
The Study This was a retrospective analysis using the population-based data of 6 US states from the State Emergency Department Databases and State Inpatient Databases from 2006 through 2012 to identif