- Restore and maintain normal heart rhythm if possible (with cardioversion antiarrhythmic drugs or ablation therapy)
- Control heart rate (with B blockers or digoxin) to optimise cardiac output
- Reduce risk of ischaemic stroke, and embolism to other parts of the body, ideally with anticoagulants but if these are contraindicated, antiplatelet therapy
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