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Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Congestive Heart Failure
Author(s) -
KNIGHT BRADLEY P.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
pacing and clinical electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1540-8159
pISSN - 0147-8389
DOI - 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2003.t01-1-00241.x
Subject(s) - medicine , heart failure , atrial fibrillation , cardiology , disease , intensive care medicine
CHF and AF are common problems that are frequently encountered together. These two disease states interact in a way that can result in a viscous cycle. This brief review will attempt to address the interaction between AF and CHF, atrial pathology and abnormal electrophysiology, clinical consequences, prognostic importance, and therapy. (PACE 2003; 26[Pt. II]:1620–1623)