AURICULAR FIBRILLATION; THE PRESENT STATUS WITH A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
Authors: I. C. Brill
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1937)

Article1 April 1937AURICULAR FIBRILLATION; THE PRESENT STATUS WITH A REVIEW OF THE LITERATUREI. C. BRILL, M.D., F.A.C.P.I. C. BRILL, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-10-10-1487 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAuricular fibrillation is a disturbance in the action of the heart, in which the normal contraction of the auricles is replaced by irregular fibrillary twitchings in various parts of the auricular walls. The disorder is believed to arise from a disturbance in the mechanism of the cardiac impulse in which the wave of contraction, instead of following the normal path from the sinoatrial node down the conduction system, pursues a rapid, continuous and irregular course around the mouths of the great veins (circus movement). 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: I. C. BRILL, M.D., F.A.C.P.Affiliations: Portland, Oregon*Received for publication October 10, 1936. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byDie Elektrotherapie der Rhythmusstörungen des HerzensHemodynamic effects of supraventricular arrhythmiasSpontaneous Sinus Rhythm After Several Years of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation in Rheumatic Valvular DiseaseStörungen des HerzrhythmusAuricular Fibrillation in Normal HeartsAtrial fibrillation induced by epinephrine in hypothermic dogsAuricular fibrillation of long standing, with spontaneous return to normal sinus rhythmErbbiologie und Erbpathologie des Kreislaufapparates 1 April 1937Volume 10, Issue 10 Page: 1487-1502 Keywords Atrial fibrillation Heart Heart diseases Mouth Veins ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 April 1937 PDF downloadLoading ...