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Effect of rate or rhythm control on quality of life in persistent atrial fibrillation

Results from the Rate Control Versus Electrical Cardioversion (RACE) study

Vincent E. Hagens, MD^*, Adelita V. Ranchor, PhD, Eric Van Sonderen, PhD, Hans A. Bosker, MD, Otto Kamp, MD, Jan G. P. Tijssen, PhD^||, J. Herre Kingma, MD^¶, Harry J. G. M. Crijns, MD^#, Isabelle C. Van Gelder, MD^*,* the RACE Study Group^**

^* Department of Cardiology, University Hospital, Groningen, Netherlands
Northern Center for Healthcare Research, Groningen, Netherlands
Department of Cardiology, Rijnstate Hospital, Arnhem, Netherlands
Free University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
^|| Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
^¶ St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, Netherlands (at present Inspector-General of Health Care of the Netherlands)
^# University Hospital, Maastricht, Netherlands
^** Participants in the RACE for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Study are listed elsewhere (1), Netherlands

View larger version (31K): [in a new window]   Figure 1 Quality-of-life comparison between study patients at baseline and control subjects.*p < 0.05. Solid bars = RACE subjects (n = 352); open bars = control subjects (n = 172).