atrial fibrillation

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Noun

atrial fibrillation - fibrillation of the muscles of the atria of the heart

arrhythmia, cardiac arrhythmia - an abnormal rate of muscle contractions in the heart

fibrillation - muscular twitching involving individual muscle fibers acting without coordination

Translations

fibrillazione atriale

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In our patient, the a Holter monitor showed paroxysmal atrial fibrillation that could cause systemic embolism and no stenotic lesion was observed on cerebral and carotid-vertebral CT angiography.

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Assessment of atrial electromechanical coupling and influential factors in nonrheumatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Clin Cardiol 2008; 31: 74-8.

Evaluation of P-Wave Dispersion, Ventricular Functions, and Atrial Electromechanical Coupling in Children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

Autonomic tone variations before the onset of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Circulation 2002; 105: 2753-9.

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Hoffmann, "Suppression of concealed pulmonary vein bigeminy by atrial pacing in a patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation," Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology, vol.

Concealed Pulmonary Vein Bigeminy during Sinus Rhythm in Patients with Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation: A Useful Marker for Pulmonary Vein Firing

Previous clinical studies have shown electrocardiographic PWD to be a predictor of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation [10].

Assessment of Atrial Conduction Times in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Parkinson's Disease

Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. QJM 2011; 94:665-678.

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Medical company CardioFocus Inc on Wednesday announced the execution of the successful controlled launch of the HeartLight System for the treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF).

CardioFocus reports controlled commercial launch of the HeartLight System in the US

In this trial, CB ablation was not inferior to RF ablation with respect to efficacy for the treatment of patients with drug-refractory paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, and there was no significant difference between the two methods for overall safety.

Comparative efficacy and safety of contact force-sensing catheter and second-generation cryoballoon ablation for atrial fibrillation: a meta-analysis

Cryoballoon or radiofrequency ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. N Engl J Med 2016; 374:2235-2245.

Outcomes and predictors of recurrences after pulmonary vein isolation by cryoballoon or radiofrequency catheter atrial fibrillation ablation

Around 200 of the subjects had been previously diagnosed with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation 6 abnormal heartbeat.