Updated Management of Atrial Fibrillation

Updated Management of Atrial Fibrillation

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia. AF is also associated with increased mortality, stroke and other thromboembolic disorders, cardiac failure and hospital admission, diminished quality of life, exercise intolerance, and left ventricular dysfunction. In the lite...

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Veröffentlicht in:Eurasian journal of emergency medicine 2015-09, Vol.14 (3), p.138-141
Hauptverfasser: Ergin, Mehmet, Dundar, Zerrin Defne, Aslay, Semra, Emet, Mucahit
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Atrial fibrillation
Cardiac arrhythmia
Disease management
emergency departments
Emergency medical care
guideline
Medical diagnosis
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Zusammenfassung:Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia. AF is also associated with increased mortality, stroke and other thromboembolic disorders, cardiac failure and hospital admission, diminished quality of life, exercise intolerance, and left ventricular dysfunction. In the literature, there are many reports about the updated management of AF. This report aims at evaluating the previous guidelines and summarizing the prominent points.
ISSN:2149-5807
2149-6048
DOI:10.5152/eajem.2015.91297