21 April 2015 |
Amended |
Minor corrections in Figures 6 and 7 |
25 July 2014 |
New search has been performed |
Searches rerun to January 2014. Three new trials were included, studying flecainide, amiodarone and sotalol. Conclusions of the review did not change |
25 July 2014 |
New citation required but conclusions have not changed |
The inclusion of three new trials did not change the conclusions of this review |
15 March 2011 |
New citation required and conclusions have changed |
Searches were re‐run for this update to February 2010. Eleven new publications were included. This new trials studied several drugs (amiodarone, azimilide, dofetilide, dronedarone, metoprolol and sotalol) and added 8212 more patients. Some of the conclusions have changed in light of this new evidence: a) Beta‐blockers (metoprolol) showed a significant effect in preventing AF recurrence; b) In addition to class IA drugs, sotalol was also associated with increased all‐cause mortality. |
25 February 2011 |
New search has been performed |
Eleven new studies added and results changed |
8 September 2008 |
Amended |
Converted to new review format. |
23 June 2007 |
New citation required and conclusions have changed |
Substantive amendment |