We estimated the positive predictive value of the notification by calculating the proportion of participants with atrial fibrillation confirmed on at least one ECG strip that was simultaneous with ...

People reporting cold drinks or foods as triggers for their atrial fibrillation (Afib) were invited to a survey.

The below ECG strip shows the irregularly irregular QRS complexes present during atrial fibrillation. Using the first method to determine heart rate would not be accurate because the RR intervals ...

Atrial fibrillation occurs when action potentials fire very rapidly within the pulmonary veins or atrium in a chaotic manner. The result is a very fast atrial rate — about 400 to 600 beats per ...

“You may go into your doctor’s office, have an EKG, and not have the atrial fibrillation found because basically that EKG is [just] a several-second strip of what’s happening,” he explaine ...

Nurse practitioner Caitlin Massey from Ascension St. John Medical Center explains the symptoms, risks and new treatment ...

Atrial fibrillation, also called AFib, is a complex condition with many causes. Blood pressure problems are just one of the risk factors. But atrial fibrillation itself can lead to changes in ...

An electrocardiogram (ECG) and rhythm strip (Figure 1) showed new atrial fibrillation with a rapid ventricular response. Treatment with metoprolol succinate and dabigatran was initiated ...