title: ["Atrial fibrillation" as the leading symptom--procedure in general practice. Diagnosis-therapy diagram for the family physician].
abstract: Frequent arrhythmia disorders such as atrial fibrillation (AF), may signal an elevated risk for haemodynamic complications (e.g. thromboembolism). On the other hand, formally similar ECG changes occur both in patients with healthy hearts and in old age, and not always in a firm relationship to the patient's clinical symptoms. Before treatment is initiated, therefore, the individual pathological significance of the arrhythmia presenting must be determined. A structured diagnostic approach to the cardinal symptom atrial fibrillation is presented from the point of view of the family doctor.
authors.affiliation: Arzt für Allgemeinmedizin, Sportmedizin, Naturheilverfahren, München.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schnur
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004554:Electric Countershock; D015716:Electrocardiography, Ambulatory / Q000187:drug effects; D005194:Family Practice; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
vernacular_title: Leitsymptom "Vorhofflimmern"--Vorgehen in der Allgemeinpraxis. Diagnose-Therapie-Diagramm für den Hausarzt.