Resounding Health: Casebook - Atrial Fibrillation

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Overview

Name: Atrial Fibrillation

Description: Rapid contraction of the atria

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Atrial Fibrillation -- Abnormal cardiac rhythm that is characterized by rapid, uncoordinated firing of electrical impulses in the upper chambers of the heart (HEART ATRIA). In such case, blood cannot be effectively pumped into the lower chambers of the heart (HEART VENTRICLES). It is caused by abnormal impulse generation.

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Web Page: nformation and Link	Notes	Concepts
What Is Atrial Fibrillation?	From National Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood. comprehensive overview	(Atrial Fibrillation)

Atrial fibrillation/flutter: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia	Good overview from Medline Plus	(Atrial Fibrillation)

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/atrialfibrillation/htm/index.htm	Tutorial on Atrial Fibrillation	(Atrial Fibrillation)

http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4451	From the American Heart Association	(Atrial Fibrillation)

ACC/AHA/ESC Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: Executive Summary A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines and the European Society of Cardiology Committee for Practice Guidelines and Policy Conferences (Committee to Develop Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation) Developed in Collaboration With the North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology -- Fuster et al. 104 (17): 2118 -- Circulation	Scientific literature about treatment of AF.	(Atrial Fibrillation)

Atrial fibrillation — Treatment at Mayo Clinic	From Mayo Clinic about treatment options	(Atrial Fibrillation)

Journal of Atrial Fibrillation	Journal of Atrial Fibrillation	(Atrial Fibrillation)

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons	From the Society of Thoracic Surgeons about surgical treatment of AF	(Atrial Fibrillation)

What is Atrial Fibrillation?	From Cleveland CLinic	(Atrial Fibrillation)

http://www.firsthealth.org/Newsroom/2009/March/Heart surgeon and cardiologist at Moore Regional Hospital perform nations first Convergent Ex-Maze procedure to treat atrial fibrillation.htm	About treatment of AF at FirstHealth Regional Hospital	(Atrial Fibrillation)