Treating Atrial Fibrillation Is a Tricky Thing; New Heart Association...

The Washington Post;  March 26, 1996 ;     700+ words ......increasingly common heart problem called atrial fibrillation. This wildly erratic heartbeat afflicts...a relatively harmless condition, atrial fibrillation is now closely linked to an increased...strokes occur annually because of atrial fibrillation. A Boston University study of 25...

Atrial fibrillation a difficult condition of fast, irregular pulse

Charleston Daily Mail;  April 24, 2001 ;     700+ words ......ER doctor told Uncle Zed that he had atrial fibrillation. Atrial fibrillation is a very common and problematic irregular...beyond this range. Many people with atrial fibrillation have high blood pressure or a problem...

Atrial Fibrillation.(Brief Article)

American Family Physician;  July 15, 2002 ;     595 words ...What is atrial fibrillation? Atrial fibrillation is an irregular heartbeat that may be very fast...the two bottom chambers. (Say: ven-trick-ells.) In atrial fibrillation, the atria stop making a normal, regular electrical...

Prevalence of atrial fibrillation among elderly persons. (adapted from the...

American Family Physician;  January 1, 1995 ;     477 words ...Atrial fibrillation is a common finding, particularly...thromboembolism in patients with atrial fibrillation, which underlines the importance of identifying patients who have atrial fibrillation. Because many cases of atrial fibrillation...

Drugs for conversion of atrial fibrillation.

American Family Physician;  August 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ...Atrial fibrillation is the most common sustained...the Framingham Heart Study,[1] atrial fibrillation has a prevalence of 4 percent...patients over 69 years of age.[2] Atrial fibrillation is associated with significant...

Atrial fibrillation tough to manage at times due to many other concurring...

DVM;  April 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......review of the clinical management of atrial fibrillation in older dogs and cats. A Atrial fibrillation is a commonly diagnosed supraventricular arrhythmia in older dogs and cats. Atrial fibrillation is usually associated with underlying...

Atrial fibrillation: current therapeutic approaches.

American Family Physician;  June 1, 1992 ;     700+ words ...Chronic atrial fibrillation is present in approximately...particularly if they have lone atrial fibrillation, a condition in which there...disease. The diagnosis of atrial fibrillation is made by noting an irregularly...

The management of atrial fibrillation: current perspectives.

American Family Physician;  October 1, 1994 ;     700+ words ...Atrial fibrillation affects more than 1 million Americans each year. The...addition to age, as risk factors for the development of atrial fibrillation. Atrial fibrillation has traditionally been treated with digitalis. However...

Management of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation.

American Family Physician;  June 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ...Atrial fibrillation is the most common sustained...have intermittent or sustained atrial fibrillation. The incidence is approximately...on etiology and treatment of atrial fibrillation, including the prevention of...

Preventing stroke in atrial fibrillation.

American Family Physician;  December 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ...Atrial fibrillation, the most common persistent...Coumadin) anticoagulation. Atrial fibrillation, one of the most common cardiac...precursor of stroke. Previously, atrial fibrillation was thought to predispose to...

Gene mutation causes heart problems.(atrial fibrillation)

Science News;  January 11, 2003 ;     412 words ......identified a genetic defect that causes atrial fibrillation, a heart condition that afflicts...failure or dangerous blood clots. Atrial fibrillation is the most common rhythm disturbance...Shanghai, linked the gene for KCNQ1 to atrial fibrillation. The investigators discovered that...

Atrial Fibrillation May Be Worst for Women.

PR Newswire;  March 2, 2004 ;     418 words ......heart a sign of love or case of atrial fibrillation (AF), a condition in which the two...be alarmed at the findings, but atrial fibrillation can, however, be successfully treated...Hospital, where he is head of the Atrial Fibrillation Program. Doctors can use drugs such...

Acute Management of Atrial Fibrillation: Part I. Rate and Rhythm Control.

American Family Physician;  July 15, 2002 ;     700+ words ...Atrial fibrillation is the arrhythmia most commonly...step in patients who remain in atrial fibrillation. Heparin should be administered...years, management strategies for atrial fibrillation have expanded significantly...

Postmenopausal women on statins are less prone to AF.(Cardiovascular...

Family Practice News;  August 1, 2008 ;     453 words ......disease were less likely to develop atrial fibrillation if they were taking statins, a secondary...patients found. The prevalence of atrial fibrillation was 65% lower, and the incidence...studies have shown a reduced risk for atrial fibrillation in patients with coronary disease...

Atrial Fibrillation's Risks Vary; In Rare Cases, Bradley's Type of...

The Washington Post;  January 22, 2000 ;     700+ words ...Atrial fibrillation, the abnormal heart rhythm Democratic...some--but not all-- patients, atrial fibrillation markedly increases the risk of...Bradley--who apparently has "lone atrial fibrillation," unaccompanied by other heart...