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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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What is this ECG finding? Do you understand it before you hear the clinical context?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Sci 5[4] 268-270, 2015 ) both highlight a likely association between acute development of ischemic J waves — and high risk of developing malignant ventricular arrhythmias ( My Comment in the September 23, 2020 post ). Smith’s Blog ). Rituparna et al — as well as Chauhan and Brahma ( Int. Baseline artifact is no longer present.

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Syncope while on a treadmill

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Is longterm endurance-training a risk factor for AFib and AFlutter? == Why is Today's Initial Rhythm AFlutter? At the extreme — CPVT ( C atecholamine P olymorphic V entricular T achycardia ) is a rare but important entity to recognize because of its known association with exercise-induced arrhythmias despite a structurally normal heart!

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A teenager involved in a motor vehicle collision with abnormal ECG

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

2015, March 1). Other Arrhythmias ( PACs, PVCs, AFib, Bradycardia and AV conduction disorders — potentially lethal VT/VFib ). NOTE: Prediction of cardiac contusion "severity" on the basis of cardiac arrhythmias and ECG findings — is an imperfect science. Dyer From the Division of Cardiology, Thankavel, P. Cramer, M.