0 irregular, rapid contractions of muscles, especially the heart:
atrial/ventricular fibrillation
The second possibility is that a subclinical degree of tricuspid regurgitation led to hypertrophy and dilatation of the left atrium and precipitated atrial fibrillation.
The second apical diastolic murmur he described was the murmur of mitral stenosis that changed when "total arrhythmia" or "auricular" fibrillation appeared.
Patients prone to claustrophobia, and those with a pacemaker or atrial fibrillation were excluded.
In 1992, at the age of 56, his exercise tolerance diminished after the onset of atrial fibrillation.
In addition, anticoagulation should be considered in all patients who have heart failure and atrial fibrillation.
Patients with paroxysmal or chronic atrial fibrillation that is ill tolerated and drug refractory are selected for pacing (11;21;39).
There were 3 episodes of recurrent atrial fibrillation or flutter; antiarrhythmic agents restored sinus rhythm in all.
He calculated that 4.2 cases of sub-clinical hyperthyroidism would be needed to identify one patient with undiagnosed atrial fibrillation over a period of 10 years.
