ATRIAL FIBRILLATION

ATRIAL​ ​FIBRILLATION

Mark​ ​Tuttle,​ ​Colin​ ​Philips​ ​©​ ​2017

BACKGROUND​:​ ​First​ ​described​ ​by​ ​Spanish​ ​physician​ ​Moses​ ​Maimonides​ ​in​ ​year​ ​1187. EPIDEMIOLOGY​:​ ​The​ ​most​ ​common​ ​sustained​ ​arrhythmia.​ ​Lifetime​ ​risk​ ​after​ ​age​ ​40​ ​is​ ​26%.​ ​ ​5​ ​million​ ​Americans.​5 DIAGNOSIS:​ ​If​ ​age​ ​>70​ ​and​ ​HR>​ ​140,​ ​sinus​ ​mechanism​ ​