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Catheter Ablation in Combination With Left Atrial Appendage Closure for Atrial Fibrillation
Published on: February 26, 2013
Management of acute atrial fibrillation
1MD MRCP Consultant Cardiologist Eastbourne DGH, East Sussex NHS Trust BN21 2UD.
Abstract:
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia; despite many available guidelines the optimal management strategy remains elusive. The most common presentations of acute AF are palpitations, breathlessness, syncope, dizziness, chest pain, transient ischaemic attack (TIA) and stroke. Patients may need urgent electrical cardioversion (ECV) or pharmacological cardioversion (PCV) and long term anticoagulation therapy. This review aims to discuss some issues surrounding the early management of acute AF in the Acute Medical Unit.
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