…Agent Standard dose in atrial fibrillation Criteria for dose reduction according to FASS : : : Apixaban 5 mg × 2 2.5 mg × 2 if at least two…

Arrhythmias and arrhythmology Critical care Definition and pathophysiology Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most frequent supraventricular arrhythmia in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) and…

…prevalence figures are scarce). Indeed, the strongest risk factor for developing atrial fibrillation is age. Other significant risk factors are as follows: male sex, hypertension…

…anticoagulant therapies, balancing the imperative of stroke prevention against the inherent risks of iatrogenic hemorrhage. ECG recordings of atrial fibrillation. Click to enlarge. Risk Stratification…

Arrhythmias and arrhythmology Pharmacology & dosing Definition and pathophysiology Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a major independent risk factor for thromboembolism, including ischaemic stroke. This risk applies…

…B, Lane DA, Lip GYH. Comparison of bleeding risk scores in patients with atrial fibrillation: insights from the AFFIRM trial. J Intern Med . 2018;283…

…on the ECG. The flutter waves (on the contrary to f waves in atrial fibrillation) have identical morphology (in each ECG lead). Flutter waves are…

…and enlargement may reduce atrial and ventricular function as well as predispose to significant arrhythmias. Typically, atrial enlargement predisposes to atrial fibrillation/flutter and ventricular…

…the CTI has been definitively ruled out. Typical flutter is closely related to atrial fibrillation (AF) in clinical practice. Both arrhythmias are associated with similar…

…Although atrial premature beats are harmless, they can trigger sustained supraventricular tachyarrhythmias (e.g. atrial fibrillation, AVNRT, AVRT, etc. ). Premature atrial contraction on ECG A…