enow.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network

2. Bendopnea - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bendopnea

   The term "bendopnea" (meaning "bent" and "breath") was coined to be easily identifiable among patients and physicians. [ 3 ] Bendopnea should be distinguished from orthopnea (shortness of breath while lying down), trepopnea (shortness of breath while lying on one side), and platypnea (shortness of breath relieved by lying down and worsened when ...

3. Atrial fibrillation - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atrial_fibrillation

   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 ]

4. Wikipedia:Osmosis/Atrial fibrillation - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/.../Atrial_fibrillation

   Also, patients might receive an implantable cardiac pacemaker, which, by constantly pacing the atrium, can reduce the chance of an AF episode. Finally, some patients may have a radiofrequency catheter ablation, where certain areas of tissue are destroyed such that the electrical signal doesn’t propagate any more.

5. Ablation stopped AFib in 81% of patients in new study - AOL

   www.aol.com/lifestyle/ablation-stopped-afib-81...

   Using real-world data, researchers found that 81.6% of patients were free from AFib one year after RF-based ablation - a higher percentage than attained in clinical trials.

6. Arrhythmia - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrhythmia

   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 ...

7. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, 75, Opens Up About Health After He ... - AOL

   www.aol.com/lifestyle/kareem-abdul-jabbar-75...

   Kareem-Abdul Jabbar, 75, details his atrial fibrillation diagnosis. The basketball player explains his harrowing AFib diagnosis symptoms and signs to know. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, 75, Opens Up About ...