| atrial fibrillation |
Multiple sites in the upper chambers of the heart (atria) fire impulses in an uncoordinated fashion. As a result, the heart rhythm is irregular, erratic and usually (but not always) rapid. It may occur once in a while or it may be long-standing (chronic)
Ãâó: www.henryfordhealth.org/11667.cfm
|
|---|---|
| atrial fibrillation |
Irregular pulse rate due to multiple chaotic impulses firing within the atrium and variably conducted or carried down through the AV node to the ventricles.
Ãâó: www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/Internet/afibcenter/...
|
| atrial fibrillation |
abnormal heart rhythm where the atria (upper chambers of the heart) quiver instead of beating normally.
Ãâó: www.advocatehealth.com/system/services/heart/gloss...
|
| atrial fibrillation |
very rapid and irregular heartbeat; causes blood to not pump effectively into the ventricles (lower chambers).
Ãâó: www.mmc.org/mmc_heart/glossary.htm
|
| atrial fibrillation |
a rapid, irregular heart rhythm caused by abnormal electrical impulses that begin in the upper chambers of the heart. As a result, the heart
Ãâó: www.hallmarkhealth.org/services_cardiology_glossar...
|