A prospective study has shown that sinus rhythm maintenance by catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with improved estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). Patients with chronic kidney disease are at increased risk of cardiovascular events, and several overlapping risk factors ...
1、心房顫動(Atrial Fibrillation)之藥物治療(Pharmacotherapy)新知宋 瑞 珍前 言心房纖維顫動(AF)(atrial fibrillation)(如附圖所示)是臨床上心律不整疾病(cardiac rhythm disorders)中很常見的一種問題。在美國大約有230萬的成年病人有AF(1)。一般而言,AF的發生和心房(atrium)的退化病變(degenerative changes)有關...
Atrial fibrillation (AF) has been associated with numerous diseases. However, whether AF is a cause or consequence of these diseases is uncertain. To clarify, we assessed the causal role of AF on ischemic heart disease (IHD), stroke, other cardiovascular disease (CVD) subtypes, type 2 diabetes...
3.Lamassa M, Di Carlo A, Pracucci G, et al. Characteristics, outcome, and care of stroke associated with atrial fibrillation in Europe: data from a multicenter multinational hospital- based registry (the European community stroke project). Stroke 2001;32:392–8. 4.Lin HJ, Wolf PA, Kelly-...
Causes include age, cardiovascular disease, alcohol abuse, diabetes, and lung disease. Postoperative atrial fibrillation This is the most frequent complication of cardiovascular surgery. It boosts your odds of heart failure and stroke, a brain injury that results from a blood clot b...
atrial fibrillation ( AF ) are > 65 years old More common in men (but if affected, women are more likely to be symptomatic and develop complications)More common in Caucasians than African Americans, Hispanics, and AsiansGeneral risk factors for cardiovascular disease[2–4]Advanced...
Atrial fibrillation, also called A-fib, is the most common type of heart arrhythmia. In fact, A-fib affects an estimated 3-6 million people in the United States alone.1With A-fib, the upper heart chambers (the atria) beat irregularly. As a result, blood doesn’t move well into the ...
Acute onset atrial fibrillation This rapid, chaotic heartbeat comes on quickly and goes away quickly. It usually resolves by itself in 24 to 48 hours. Causes include age, cardiovascular disease, alcohol abuse, diabetes, and lung disease.
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common type of arrhythmia. Epidemiological studies have documented a substantial genetic component. More than 160 genes have been associated with AF during the last decades. Some of these were discovered by classical
This channel includes news and new technology innovations for the treatment of atrial fibrillation, also referred to as AF or afib. AF is a cardiac arrhythmia caused by irregular and often rapid heart rate. It is caused by the upper chambers (the atria)