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patients report nonspecific symptoms such as fatigue, dyspnea, dizziness, and diaphoresis. Palpitations are a common feature. Occasionally, patients present with extreme manifestations of hemodynamic compromise, such as chest pain, pulmonary edema, or syncope. Atrial fibrillation is present in 10% to 40...
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Conclusions In MI patients, the risk of hospitalizations, ED visits, and outpatient visits differed by the timing of AF onset, with the greatest risk conferred by late-onset AF. Atrial fibrillation imparts an adverse prognosis after MI, underscoring the importance of its management in ...
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Atrial fibrillation confers a large burden from symptoms and ischemic stroke on elderly patients presently, and its impact will be amplified as the number of individuals with atrial fibrillation increases nearly 2.5-fold over the next 50 years. Coordinated efforts by cardiologists, primary care ...
Rates of clinical outcomes (thromboembolism, bleeding events, recurrent atrial fibrillation and its symptoms, heart failure, and rehospitalization) were lower in patients allocated to intervention, compared with usual care (all P < 0.05) (Table 2, Supplementary Table 3). Table 2. Long-term outcome...
Several effects of atrial fibrillation are development of blood clots in the heart and disrupted blood supply to the brain that may lead to stroke. Some recommended treatments are medications or surgery designed to reset or control the heart rhythm. Signs...