Abstract
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a very common arrhythmia characterized by chaotic electrical atrium activation reflected in the electrocardiogram by variable R-R intervals and absence of P waves.
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Martínez-Rubio, A., Dan, GA. (2014). Guidelines and Current Recommendations in Atrial Fibrillation. In: Dan, GA., Bayés de Luna, A., Camm, J. (eds) Atrial Fibrillation Therapy. Current Cardiovascular Therapy. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-5475-4_7
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