Effect on the Heart What Is Fibrillation? AFib vs VFib: Differences AFib vs VFib: Similarities Is It Serious? Causes Symptoms & Signs EKG Patterns Treatment Life Expectancy Prevention What are AFib and VFib, and how do they affect the heart? Picture of the Electrical Activity ...
The top image shows a normal ECG wave strip pattern, while the bottom image shows an EKG of a patient with rapid atrial fibrillation with large peaks that are irregular. What drugs are used to treat and manage atrial fibrillation? This article will introduce you to treatments for AFib. Other...
The cardiologist recommended an electrocardiogram (EKG), but there was no reason for Chernoff to stay in the hospital to wait for it. He had no major risk factors for the big worry with Afib -- having a stroke -- and the arrhythmia likely was temporary and would resolve on its own. Mor...
1. Kumar, Parveen J., and Michael L. Clark. Kumar & Clark clinical medicine. Edinburgh: W.B. Saunders, 2009. Print. Image Courtesy: 1. “Afib small (CardioNetworks ECGpedia)” By CardioNetworks: Drj – CardioNetworks: Afib_small.svg(CC BY-SA 3.0)viaCommons Wikimedia 2. “De-Rhythm ...