Atrial Fibrillation - 29/07/15
Doi : 10.1016/j.emc.2015.04.008
Eric Goralnick, MD, MS a, ⁎ 
, Laura J. Bontempo, MD, MEd b
, Laura J. Bontempo, MD, MEd b a Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA
b Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 6th Floor, Suite 200, 110 South Paca Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
∗Corresponding author.
Résumé |
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a supraventricular tachyarrhythmia that results from the chaotic depolarization of atrial tissue. AF is the most common sustained cardiac dysrhythmia and the most common dysrhythmia diagnosed in US emergency departments. All patients with AF must have their cardioembolic risk assessed, even if sinus rhythm is restored. Novel oral anticoagulants may be considered instead of vitamin K antagonists for anticoagulation in patients with nonvalvular AF.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Atrial fibrillation, Atrial flutter, Cardioembolic stroke
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Vol 33 - N° 3
P. 597-612 - août 2015 Retour au numéro
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