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2. Cardioversion - Wikipedia

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   007110. [edit on Wikidata] Cardioversion is a medical procedure by which an abnormally fast heart rate (tachycardia) or other cardiac arrhythmia is converted to a normal rhythm using electricity or drugs. Synchronized electrical cardioversion uses a therapeutic dose of electric current to the heart at a specific moment in the cardiac cycle ...

3. Atrial fibrillation - Wikipedia

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   Atrial fibrillation (AF, AFib or A-fib) is an abnormal heart rhythm (arrhythmia) characterized by rapid and irregular beating of the atrial chambers of the heart. [11][12] It often begins as short periods of abnormal beating, which become longer or continuous over time. [4] It may also start as other forms of arrhythmia such as atrial flutter ...

4. CHA2DS2–VASc score - Wikipedia

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   1. Thus, the CHA 2 DS 2 -VASc score is a refinement of CHADS 2[8][10] score and extends the latter by including additional common stroke risk factors, that is, age 65–74, female gender and vascular disease. [11] In the CHA 2 DS 2 -VASc score, 'age 75 and above' also has extra weight, with 2 points. The maximum CHADS 2 score is 6, whilst the ...

5. Arrhythmia - Wikipedia

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   Fibrillation can affect the atrium (atrial fibrillation) or the ventricle (ventricular fibrillation): ventricular fibrillation is imminently life-threatening. Atrial fibrillation affects the upper chambers of the heart, known as the atria. Atrial fibrillation may be due to serious underlying medical conditions and should be evaluated by a ...

6. Mayo Clinic offering new treatment for atrial fibrillation - AOL

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   Fox local. Leah Beno. August 25, 2024 at 8:14 PM. MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Atrial fibrillation is being diagnosed at an alarming rate, but a therapy long used in Europe is now available in the U.S ...

7. Management of atrial fibrillation - Wikipedia

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   The management of atrial fibrillation (AF) is focused on preventing temporary circulatory instability, stroke and other ischemic events. Control of heart rate and rhythm are principally used to achieve the former, while anticoagulation may be employed to decrease the risk of stroke. [ 1] Within the context of stroke, the discipline may be ...