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National AFib Awareness Month: A Call to Action for Physicians Worldwide

ADN Center of Excellence

September is National Atrial Fibrillation (AFib) Awareness Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness about one of the most common yet often misunderstood heart conditions. Physicians have a crucial role in recognizing, diagnosing, and managing AFib to prevent its potentially life-threatening complications.

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How to Prevent an Atrial Fibrillation Attack

AMS Cardiology

Atrial fibrillation often shortened to AFib is an irregular and often rapid heart rhythm that can lead to serious health complications. If you or someone you know is living with AFib, understanding the condition and how to prevent attacks is crucial. What Is AFib? How Do You Know If You Have AFib?

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Early Rhythm Control, Lifestyle Modification and More Tailored Stroke Risk Assessment Are Top Goals in Managing Atrial Fibrillation

DAIC

Getty Images milla1cf Fri, 12/08/2023 - 08:17 December 8, 2023 — The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA), along with several other leading medical associations, have issued a new guideline for preventing and optimally managing atrial fibrillation (AFib).

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ECG Blog #371 — Palpitations Since Childhood.

Ken Grauer, MD

M y I MPRESSION : The rhythm in Figure -1 is almost certain to be very rapid AFib in a patient with WPW. As discussed in ECG Blog #363 — this rare genetic disorder almost always presents in association with emotional stress or with exercise (ie, CPVT is usually "induced" by catecholamine discharge ).

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Wide-complex tachycardia that didn’t follow the rules

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Ablation to prevent recurrent flutter was performed. Exercise can convert atrial flutter from 2:1 conduction to 1:1, apparently due to a combination of accelarated AV conduction and slowed flutter conduction. Only AFib was induced during EP study. The subsequent EP study could not induce VT, only atrial fibrillation.