前庭动:一个当代的更新.
Keenan Saleh1, Shouvik Haldar2
1Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK ksaleh@doctors.org.uk.
Clinical medicine (London, England)
|September 29, 2023
概括
心房动 (AF) 是一种常见的心律障碍,在诊断和治疗方面取得了重大进展. 本综述涵盖了对AF的最新理解.
科学领域:
- 心脏病学 心脏病学
- 电子生理学 电子生理学
背景情况:
- 心房动 (AF) 是最常见的心律失常.
- 在全球范围内,AF对医疗保健构成了重大挑战.
- 近年来,AF管理方面发生了重大变化.
结论:
- 了解AF的自然史对于有效管理至关重要.
- 当代的AF诊断和治疗方法正在迅速发展.
- 本综述综合了关于AF诊断和管理的当前知识.
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