Patient Selection Is Critical in Rate or Rhythm Control of Atrial Fibrillation or FlutterYen-Ting Yeh MDAi-Hsien Li MD, PhDYen-Wen Wu MD, PhDAnnals of Emergency Medicine
Atrial fibrillation(AFib)is a type of abnormal heart rhythm (arrhythmia), usually with a very fast heart rate, that is caused by irregular contractions of the upper chambers of the heart (the atria). Ventricular fibrillation(VFib), like atrialfibrillation, also is a type of abnormal heart rhy...
from another heart-related condition can often have both the atrial fibrillation and co-existing condition fixed at the same time. The maze procedure has met with considerable success, but it is not foolproof. In some individuals, there is still the chance that the atrial fibrillation will ...
Heart problems.Serious heart rhythm problems (ventricular arrhythmias, atrial fibrillation, and atrial flutter), heart failure and death have happened in people treated with IMBRUVICA®, especially in people who have an infection, an increased risk for heart disease, or have had heart rhythm problem...
I'm thirteen and my heart has always beat a little faster than usual, but after a few years, it's really started acting up. Once in a while my heart will skip a few beats, jump from normal to rapid, or just beat with an irregular rhythm for a few seconds, even when I'm not ...
I'm thirteen and my heart has always beat a little faster than usual, but after a few years, it's really started acting up. Once in a while my heart will skip a few beats, jump from normal to rapid, or just beat with an irregular rhythm for a few seconds, even when I'm not ...
The heart rate is regular, or slightly irregular, between ___ and ___ beats per minute. It is very common for the P waves in Atrial Tachycardia to be: A) flat. B) hidden in the T wave. C) sawtooth. D) irregular. Explain how...
Potassium channel blockers, such as Tikosyn (Dofetilide) and Betapace (Sorine, Sotylize, and Sotalol), can help in controlling AFib by slowing down electrical signals that cause irregular heart rhythm. Procedures to treat AFib: Sometimes, if medicines do not work or if they cause side effects...
Two AF patients also had episodes with a fast regular rhythm, either atrial flutter or PSVT. Three patients were diagnosed with PSVT and one patient with AV-block II. One additional patient who continued with registrations on his own initiative after day 28 had an AF episode at day 50. ...
Arrhythmias can feel like flutters or butterflies in your chest or that your heart is racing or pounding. Heart arrhythmias can also cause the heart rhythm to slow down or skip. Most of the time, they are harmless, but they can signify something more serious. ...