Table 2. Survey responses regarding heart rate at which doctors would intervene depending on their primary treatment goal (rate versus rhythm control).
| Rate control | Rhythm control | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At which heart rate would you intervene in patients with fast AF and stable blood pressure? | >160/beats per min | Count | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Percentage | 1.5% | 0.0% | 0.9% | ||
| 100–119/beats per min | Count | 30 | 17 | 47 | |
| Percentage | 15.2% | 11.5% | 13.6% | ||
| 120–139/beats per min | Count | 93 | 48 | 141 | |
| Percentage | 47.0% | 32.4% | 40.8% | ||
| 140–159/beats per min | Count | 30 | 9 | 39 | |
| Percentage | 15.2% | 6.1% | 11.3% | ||
| Independent of their heart rate I treat all patients who have developed new onset fast AF even if the blood pressure remains stable | Count | 42 | 74 | 116 | |
| Percentage | 21.2% | 50.0% | 33.5% | ||
| Total | Count | 198 | 148 | 346 | |
| Percentage | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |