Open AccessTo the atrial fibrillation and flutter clinic
Author(s) -
L. Vilensky
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
kazanskij medicinskij žurnal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2587-9359
pISSN - 0368-4814
DOI - 10.17816/kazmj76460
Subject(s) - atrial flutter , atrial fibrillation , flutter , cardiology , medicine , rhythm , heart rhythm , fibrillation , mechanics , physics , aerodynamics
The study of atrial fibrillation began in the 50s of the last century, thanks to the studies of Hoffa and Karl Ludwig, who first noted, in animal experiments, such a work of the heart in which individual segments of it produce frequent, small fibrillar movements and are unable to rhythmic coordinated contractions.