EAST - AFNET 4

11 European countries:

Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Switzerland

Kirchhof P, Camm AJ, Goette A, Brandes A, Eckardt L, Elvan A, Fetsch T, van Gelder IC, Haase D, Haegeli LM, Hamann F, Heidbüchel H, Hindricks G, Kautzner J, Kuck K-H, Mont L, Ng GA, Rekosz J, Schön N, Schotten U, Suling A, Taggeselle J, Themistoclakis S, Vettorazzi E, Vardas P, Wegscheider K, Willems S, Crijns HJGM, Breithardt G, for the EAST–AFNET 4 trial investigators. Early rhythm control therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation. New England Journal of Medicine. Epub 29 Aug 2020.
doi: (Link ist extern)10.1056/NEJMoa2019422

Haegeli L, Aliot E, Brandes A, Eckardt L, Elvan A, Gulizia M, Heidbuchel H, Kautzner J, Mont L, Morgan J, Ng A, Szumowski L, Themistoclakis S, Van Gelder IC, Willems S, Kirchhof P. The EAST study: redefining the role of rhythmcontrol therapy in atrial fibrillation: EAST, the Early treatment of Atrial fibrillation for Stroke prevention Trial. Eur Heart J. 2015 Feb 1;36(5):255-6. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehu476. Epub 2015 Jan 30.

Kirchhof P, Breithardt G, Camm AJ, Crijns H, Kuck K-H, Vardas P, Wegscheider K. Improving outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation: Rationale and design of the Early treatment of Atrial fibrillation for Stroke prevention Trial. Am Heart J 2013; 166(3):442-8. doi:10.1016/j.ahj.2013.05.015

Van Gelder IC, Haegeli LM, Brandes A, Heidbuchel H, Aliot E, Kautzner J, Szumowski L, Mont L, Morgan J, Willems S, Themistoclakis S, Gulizia M, Elvan A, Smit MD, Kirchhof P. Rationale and current perspective for early rhythm control therapy in atrial fibrillation. Europace 2011;13:1517-25. DOI:10.1093/europace/eur192.