Management of patients with atrial fibrillation: diagnosis and treatment

  • Berry, Ellen
  • Padgett, Helen

  • British Heart Foundation arrhythmia nurse specialists, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.

Correspondence to: [email protected]

Nursing Standard 26(22):p 47-56, February 1, 2012.

Abstract

This article focuses on the diagnosis and management of atrial fibrillation (AF). It looks briefly at normal electrical conduction in the heart and how this differs during AF. The article also describes methods for diagnosis and the range of treatments available to patients.

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