Management of patients with atrial fibrillation: diagnosis and treatment
Ellen Berry British Heart Foundation arrhythmia nurse specialists, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Helen Padgett British Heart Foundation arrhythmia nurse specialists, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
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.
Nursing Standard.
26, 22, 47-56.
doi: 10.7748/ns2012.02.26.22.47.c8918
Correspondence
ellen.berry@nuh.nhs.uk
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