Rhythm control for post-operative atrial fibrillation. Still a promising future?

Gillinov et al., (N Eng J Med. 2016; 374:20,1911-21) investigated the outcome of two strategies for managing post-operative atrial fibrillation (POAF) rate versus rhythm control. The trial was multicenter trial conducted in 23 centers in the US and Canada. The intervention for patients in the rate-control group was medications with a goal of HR