Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation maintained by nonpulmonary vein sources can be predicted by dominant frequency analysis of atriopulmonary electrograms.

13 Dec 2009 INTRODUCTION: Increasing evidence suggests that high-frequency excitation in the pulmonary vein (PV) plays a dominant role in the maintenance of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF). However, in a certain population of patients, AF remains inducible ... Read more...

Electrocardiographic predictors of atrial fibrillation.

29 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most prevalent arrhythmia in the United States and accounts for more than 750,000 strokes per year. Noninvasive predictors of AF may help identify patients at risk of developing AF. Our objective was to ... Read more...

Association of the parameters derived from the relation between RR intervals and left ventricle performance with a history of heart failure in patients with atrial fibrillation.

29 Sep 2009 Parameters derived from the relation between RR intervals and left ventricular (LV) performance in atrial fibrillation (AF) have been useful to evaluate systolic LV function. This study investigated the association of these parameters with a history ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation maintained by nonpulmonary vein sources can be predicted by dominant frequency analysis of atriopulmonary electrograms. 13 Dec 2009
• Extreme firing in a pulmonary vein during atrial fibrillation. 13 Dec 2009
• New technologies in atrial fibrillation ablation. 11 Oct 2009
• Electrocardiographic predictors of atrial fibrillation. 29 Sep 2009
• Does he deserve a pacemaker? 29 Sep 2009
• Association of the parameters derived from the relation between RR intervals and left ventricle performance with a history of heart failure in patients with atrial fibrillation. 29 Sep 2009
• [Paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation: New therapy concepts for pulmonary vein isolation - First clinical experiences with the High Density Mesh Ablator (HDMA)] 8 Sep 2009
• Disclosing harmful medical errors to patients: tackling three tough cases. 30 Aug 2009
• Multicenter randomized study of anticoagulation guided by remote rhythm monitoring in patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillator and CRT-D devices: Rationale, design, and clinical characteristics of the initially enrolled cohort The IMPACT study. 30 Aug 2009
• Electrocardiographic markers of cardioversion success in patients with atrial fibrillation. 30 Aug 2009
• T-wave inversion: cardiac memory or myocardial ischemia? 30 Aug 2009
• Invited commentary. 30 Aug 2009
• Utility of brain natriuretic peptide as a predictor of atrial fibrillation after cardiac operations. 30 Aug 2009
• Clinical predictors of termination and clinical outcome of catheter ablation for persistent atrial fibrillation. 23 Aug 2009
• [What is your diagnosis? AV nodal reentry tachycardia] 10 Aug 2009
• Test characteristics of neck fullness and witnessed neck pulsations in the diagnosis of typical AV nodal reentrant tachycardia. 30 Jul 2009
• Ability of B-type natriuretic peptide in predicting postoperative atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting. 30 Jul 2009
• Limitations of Dower's inverse transform for the study of atrial loops during atrial fibrillation. 30 Jul 2009
• Broadening the scope of electrocardiography. 30 Jul 2009
• Inflammation and atrial fibrillation: cause or para-phenomenon? 30 Jul 2009

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Technical information about 'Atrial Fibrillation'

Definition: Abnormal cardiac rhythm that is characterized by rapid, uncoordinated firing of electrical impulses in the upper chambers of the heart (HEART ATRIA). In such case, blood cannot be effectively pumped into the lower chambers of the heart (HEART VENTRICLES). It is caused by abnormal impulse generation.

Descriptor UI: D001281

Alternative terms: Atrial Fibrillation; Atrial Fibrillations; Fibrillation, Atrial; Fibrillations, Atrial; Auricular Fibrillation; Auricular Fibrillations; Fibrillation, Auricular; Fibrillations, Auricular;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C14.280.067.198; C23.550.073.198;

Online Note: use ATRIAL FIBRILLATION to search AURICULAR FIBRILLATION 1966-83

History Note: 84; was AURICULAR FIBRILLATION 1963-83

Technical Notes: do not confuse with ATRIAL FLUTTER