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==[[Atrial fibrillation overview of treatment|Treatment]]== | ==[[Atrial fibrillation overview of treatment|Treatment]]== | ||
===[[Atrial fibrillation urgent treatment|Urgent DC Cardioversion]]=== | ===Cardioversion:[[Atrial fibrillation urgent treatment|Urgent DC Cardioversion]]=== | ||
[[Atrial fibrillation cardioversion|Cardioversion]] | [[Atrial fibrillation cardioversion|Electrical Cardioversion]] | [[Atrial fibrillation cardioversion|Pharmacological Cardioversion]] | |||
===Anticoagulation:=== | ===Anticoagulation:=== | ||
Revision as of 15:13, 12 October 2012
| Atrial fibrillation | |
| ICD-10 | I48 |
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| ICD-9 | 427.31 |
| DiseasesDB | 1065 |
| MedlinePlus | 000184 |
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Atrial fibrillation On the Web | |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Synonyms and related keywords: AF, Afib, fib, PAF, paroxysmal afib, Lone fibrillator
Overview
Pathophysiology
Epidemiology and demographics
Risk Factors
Screening
Diagnosis
History and Symptoms | Physical Examination | Laboratory Tests | Electrocardiogram | Chest X ray | Echocardiography | Holter monitoring | Cardiac MRI | Exercise stress testing
Treatment
Cardioversion:Urgent DC Cardioversion
Cardioversion | Electrical Cardioversion | Pharmacological Cardioversion
Anticoagulation:
Anticoagulation Overview | Warfarin | Dabigatran | Converting from or to Warfarin | Converting from or to Parenteral Anticoagulants
Dabigatran
Dosing | Discontinuation for Surgery and Interventions | Warnings and Precautions | Adverse Reactions | Use in Specific Populations Such as Pregnancy | Overdosage | Clinical Pharmacology | FDA Review of the RE-LY Data | A comparison of the RE-LY and Rocket AF Trials | Estimates of Cost Per Year of Life Saved for Dabigatran
Rate control
Maintenance of Sinus Rhythm
Surgical options:
Radiofrequency ablation | Maze Open Heart Surgery
Special Considerations
Postoperative AF | Acute Myocardial Infarction | Wolff-Parkinson-White Preexcitation Syndromes | Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy | Hyperthyroidism | Pulmonary Diseases | Pregnancy
Secondary Prevention
Supportive Trial Data
Vote on and Suggest Revisions to the Current Guidelines
Guideline Resources
- 2011 ACCF/AHA/HRS Focused Updates Incorporated Into the ACC/AHA/ESC 2006 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation [2]
- ACC/AHA/Physician Consortium 2008 clinical performance measures for adults with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter [3]
Related Chapters
External links
- American Heart Association's page on atrial fibrillation
- Atrial fibrillation
- Bandolier: Evidence-based medicine resource on atrial fibrillation
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- ↑ Fuster V, Rydén LE, Cannom DS, Crijns HJ, Curtis AB, Ellenbogen KA et al. (2006) ACC/AHA/ESC 2006 Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: 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 (Writing Committee to Revise the 2001 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation): developed in collaboration with the European Heart Rhythm Association and the Heart Rhythm Society. Circulation 114 (7):e257-354. DOI:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.106.177292 PMID: 16908781
- ↑ Fuster V, Rydén LE, Cannom DS, Crijns HJ, Curtis AB, Ellenbogen KA et al. (2011) 2011 ACCF/AHA/HRS focused updates incorporated into the ACC/AHA/ESC 2006 guidelines for the management of patients with atrial fibrillation: a report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on practice guidelines. Circulation 123 (10):e269-367. DOI:10.1161/CIR.0b013e318214876d PMID: 21382897
- ↑ Estes NA, Halperin JL, Calkins H, Ezekowitz MD, Gitman P, Go AS et al. (2008) ACC/AHA/Physician Consortium 2008 clinical performance measures for adults with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Performance Measures and the Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement (Writing Committee to Develop Clinical Performance Measures for Atrial Fibrillation): developed in collaboration with the Heart Rhythm Society. Circulation 117 (8):1101-20. DOI:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.187192 PMID: 18283199