Atrial fibrillation: part 2
Sandra Navas Clinical Nurse Manager Cardiology, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Walsgrave Hospital, Coventry
In the second part of this article, the author examines common causes and consequences of atrial fibrillation (AF). The author also discusses some of the investigations required to assess patients with this condition, the clinical features of AF and the various treatment strategies available.
Nursing Standard.
17, 38, 47-54.
doi: 10.7748/ns2003.06.17.38.47.c3402
Correspondence
navass@uhcw.nhs.uk
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