[PDF] Top 20 Clinical and Echocardiographic profile of Atrial Fibrillation

... left atrial enlargement, hypertension, advanced age, obesity and obstructive sleep apnea ....[2] Atrial fibrillation is the most common arrhythmia that requires treatment as it is frequently ... See full document

... with Atrial fibrillation detected on ...sex, clinical features and history of present & past ...the clinical profile and etiology of the patients presenting with Atrial ... See full document

... The ECG criteria includes presence of fibrillary or ‘f’ wave (small irregular baseline undulations of variable amplitude and morphology, varying R-R interval. The details of history and clinical examination were ... See full document

... Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia in the clinical setting, and traditional pharmacological ap- proaches have proved to have important ...both clinical and experimental AF ... See full document

... of atrial fibrillation, the symptoms associated with the arrhythmia, prior history of cardioversion and the underlying cardiovascular ...the clinical experience that rate control and an appropriate ... See full document

... Clinical Guideline for the Management of Pot Operative Atrial Fibrillation ...1.1. Atrial Fibrillation is the most common cardiac arrhythmia with a prevalence of around ...of ... See full document

... Abstract: Atrial fibrillation (AF) places a considerable burden on the US health care system, society, and individual patients due to its associated morbidity, mortality, and reduced health- related quality ... See full document

... ABSTRACT Atrial fibrillation occurs in the normal heart and in the presence of organic heart disease of any ...know clinical presentations of atrial fibrillation, aetiologies and ... See full document

... UNANSWERED QUESTIONS AND FUTURE RESEARCH DIRECTIONS DEFINING THE THERAPEUTIC PRIORITIES. If stasis during AF or flutter is the proximate cause of stroke, maintenance of sinus rhythm should prevent embo- lism. However, ... See full document

... Methods: A hospital based cross sectional study was conducted among 60 cases of atrial fibrillation at Mamata General Hospital, Khammam from July 2008 to March 2009. All cases were examined in detail as per ... See full document

... the atrial mass, refractory period and conduction velocity of various areas of the ...large atrial mass with short refractory periods and conduction delay would yield increased wavelets and would be most ... See full document

... Results: People are more likely to be affected by fibrillation between the age of 40 to 60 years. There was female predominance in our study with a male to female ratio of 1.8:1. Palpitation was commonest ... See full document

... hypertension (40%) and heart failure (40%) as important medical conditions associated with AF 63 . Prevention of thromboembolism is the main tenet of AF management and should begin with individual risk assessment of each ... See full document

... however, direct and indirect effects on atrial ion channels, gap junctions, and calcium handling also occur. 6 Ablation and Device Therapy Since the early 1990s, it has been recog- nized that triggering or ... See full document

... The LA is an elastic chamber designed to expand and contract with ease to accommodate the influx and outflow of blood while maintaining relatively low pressure. When exposed to stress or injury, LA may lose much of its ... See full document

... of clinical variables only, male sex was an independent predictor of AF whereas diabetes and coronary artery disease independently predicted sinus ...longer atrial refractory periods compared to ... See full document

... respiratory symptoms and shortness of breath who is found to be in atrial fibrillation. She drinks 2-3 glasses of wine weekly. She remains fully independent and prior to this acute illness was walking 1 ... See full document

... 1 Clinical studies examining histological biopsies have dem- onstrated increased fibrosis in patients with AF, 20 the higher atrial fibrotic content was associated with the occur- rence of AF after cardiac ... See full document

... Background: Atrial fibrillation (AFib) exists more frequently in patients with aortic stenosis (AS) than in patients without, and AFib may be a sign of progressive deterioration of ...AS. ... See full document

... with clinical TIAs, as these events may as well be cryptogenic, and these patients are generally treated identically to those with stroke and have the same risk ...considerable clinical impact in the ... See full document