This Atrial Fibrillation e-Guidelines lists recommendations presently in force from all AF guideline publications up to and including the 2018 Update. To assist the reader, the year in which the recommendation was established is indicated as part of the recommendation. For full details and evidence summaries, refer to the CCS AF Guidelines publications as cited at the bottom of each topic page.
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