Open AccessATRIAL FIBRILLATION IN CLINICAL PRACTICE: DEFECTS OF ECG INTERPRETATION
Author(s) -
Н. Ю. Хорькова,
В. Е. Харац,
Т. П. Гизатулина,
О. А. Хрущева
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
sibirskij medicinskij žurnal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2073-8552
DOI - 10.29001/2073-8552-2019-34-2-99-105
Subject(s) - overdiagnosis , atrial fibrillation , clinical practice , medicine , cardiology , fibrillation , physical therapy
The article focuses on the defects of diagnosing atrial fibrillation in clinical practice. A series of clinical cases suggesting ECGbased overdiagnosis of atrial fibrillation and associated unreasonable therapy with oral anticoagulants is presented.