Advances in the Treatment of Atrial Tachyarrhythmias
Subtitle: Pacing, Cardioversion, and Defibrillation
Contributors: Carsten W. Israel (Editor); S. Serge Barold (Editor)
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Limited
Published: December 15, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 464
ISBN-13: 9780879934972
Subjects: Cardiovascular medicine; Medical / Nursing; Cardiac pacing; Medical; Tachyarrhythmias; Cardiology; DEFIBRILLATORS; Medical / Cardiology; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL (HEART); Atrial arrhythmias; Arrhythmia; Treatment
First sentence: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia, its prevalence increasing with age to up to 5% in persons older than 65 years.