Atrial fibrillation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Atrial fibrillation (AF or afib) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia (abnormal heart rhythm) and involves the two upper chambers (atria) of the heart. ...
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Atrial fibrillation: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Atrial fibrillation, or AF, is the most common type of arrhythmia. An arrhythmia is a problem with the rate or rhythm of the heartbeat.
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/af/af_what.html...
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Atrial fibrillation/flutter: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia
Atrial fibrillation/flutter is a heart rhythm disorder (arrhythmia). It usually involves a rapid heart rate, in which the upper heart chambers (atria) are ...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000184.htm...
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Atrial Fibrillation - Diagnosis, Treatment, Guidelines, and Risk ...
Review in-depth clinical information, latest medical news, and guidelines on atrial fibrillation. Manage atrial fibrillation using drug and non-drug ...
http://www.medscape.com/resource/atrialfibrillation...
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X-Plain Patient Education Tutorial: Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial Fibrillation. Start X-Plain Interactive Tutorial · Start X-Plain Self Playing Tutorial · Open X-Plain Text Summary ...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/atrialfibrillat...
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Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke Information Page: National ...
29 Jan 2009 ... Atrial fibrillation (AF) describes the rapid, irregular beating of the left atrium (upper chamber) of the heart. These rapid contractions of ...
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/atrial_fibrillation_and_s...
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Atrial Fibrillation: MedlinePlus
2 Oct 2009 ... The primary NIH organization for research on Atrial Fibrillation is the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute ...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/atrialfibrillation.html...
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Atrial Fibrillation (AF): Arrhythmias and Conduction Disorders ...
Atrial fibrillation is a rapid, irregularly irregular atrial rhythm. Symptoms include palpitations and sometimes weakness, dyspnea, and presyncope. ...
http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec07/ch075/ch075e.html...
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Atrial Fibrillation - All Sections (printer-friendly)
The animation below shows atrial fibrillation. Click the "start" button to play the animation. Written and spoken explanations are provided with each frame. ...
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/af/af_all.html...
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Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter: Abnormal Heart Rhythms ...
Atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter are very fast electrical discharge patterns that make the atria contract very rapidly, with some of the electrical ...
http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec03/ch027/ch027c.html...
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