Abstract
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common chronic arrhythmia. Incidence of AF in the heart failure population is high-10% to 30%-and is associated with a reduction in exercise capacity and a poor long-term prognosis. Management of AF includes 4 strategies: control of heart rate, termination of AF/conversion back to sinus rhythm, prevention of recurrences, and prevention of thromboembolic events. This article reviews these management strategies in the heart failure population.