Abstract
Abstract. Atrial fibrillation (AF) remains one of the most urgent problems of modern cardiology. This is the most common heart rhythm disorder with a frequency of 1-2% in the general population [1]. The analysis is based on the conclusions about the safety and efficacy of electrical cardioversion against the background of a heart rate control strategy in patients with AF and adequate antithrombotic therapy. The most important threat to AF is thromboembolic complications, for example, the risk of stroke increases by 5 times [1]. Thromboembolic complications associated with AF recur and often result in disability or death. And only adequate antithrombotic therapy can reduce mortality from AF [2].
Keywords: electrical cardioversion, atrial fibrillation, antithrombotic therapy, heart rate.