0 irregular, rapid contractions of muscles, especially the heart: --
atrial/ventricular fibrillation
Admitted for atrial fibrillation caused by idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathia.
Atrial fibrillation is encountered in 2% of patients over 65 and 5% of patients over 75 (12).
Underutilization of warfarin in older persons with chronic nonvalvular atrial fibrillation at high risk for developing stroke.
All patients were in sinus rhythm except for two with atrial fibrillation.
Bleeding during anti-thrombotic therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation.
With mitral stenosis there is an increased risk of atrial fibrillation, thromboembolism and pulmonary oedema.
Three developed transient atrial fibrillation that required emergency cardioversion in one (case 8) and intravenous amiodarone in two (cases 9 and 10).
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.
