Acute management of atrial fibrillation: the commonest arrhythmia in clinical practice.
Atrial fibrillation is the commonest arrhythmia encountered in clinical practice. Whereas in western countries it is the elderly population who are at risk, however in countries like India, where rheumatic heart disease is rampant it is common cause of mortality and morbidity in the young. It is thus important that treatment of this disorder be disseminated to the level of the primary care giver. This would not only be beneficial to the patients who shall be getting the appropriate care dose at hand, but also reduce the burden of tertiary care centres who deal with more complex arrhythmias.
Torrence Donnelly Heart Centre, Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, St Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario.
Indranill
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Basu Ray
D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D004554:Electric Countershock; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D014700:Verapamil / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; D014700:Verapamil