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An Organized Approach to a Disorganized Atrial Arrhythmia

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Cardiac Arrhythmias: The Management of Atrial Fibrillation

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Abstract

Atrial fibrillation has long been recognised. It probably is the commonest important cardiac arrhythmia to afflict man. It jeopardises cardiac output, produces sensations of palpitations and general malaise, and carries an important risk of thromboembolism. It is surprising, then, that not more attention has been paid to its management.

The author’s department of academic cardiology is supported by the British Heart Foundation.

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  1. Academic Cardiology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE7 7DN, UK

    Ronald W. F. Campbell

  2. Laboratory of Experimental Cardiology, Akademisch Medisch Centrum, Meibergdreef 9, NL-1105, AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Michiel J. Janse

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Campbell, R.W.F. (1992). An Organized Approach to a Disorganized Atrial Arrhythmia. In: Campbell, R.W.F., Janse, M.J. (eds) Cardiac Arrhythmias: The Management of Atrial Fibrillation. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-30492-1_8

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