New guidelines of European Society of Cardiology for the treatment of atrial fibrillation: the time for change
The article presented the analysis of the basic changes in treatment of atrial fibrillation which are stated in the new Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation of the European Society of Cardiology. New classification of atrial fibrillation, new score of risk stratification for stroke and systemic thrombo-embolism, risk stratification of major bleeding on a background of antithrombotic therapy, new anticoagulants, new antiarrhythmic drugs are considered in the article.