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AFib Might Be Far More Common Than We Think

CardiacWire

age, 54% women, 50% White), finding that a whopping 2M (6.8%) of them had been diagnosed with AFib. AFib rates increased dramatically during the study period, from 4.49% in 2005-2009 to 6.82% in 2015-2019. the researchers estimate that at least 10.55M Americans are currently diagnosed with AFib, representing 4.48% the U.S.

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RBBB and LAFB. Is it trifascicular block? The complexities of Wenckebach, with Ken Grauer analysis.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Taking a Closer LOOK : There is a fairly marked sinus arrhythmia ( RED arrows in Figure-2 ). PEARL # 1: It is common with 2nd- and 3rd-degree AV block to see a "ventriculophasic" sinus arrhythmia. I've also carefully measured all P-P intervals in milliseconds — to illustrate the surprisingly marked sinus arrhythmia.