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Atrial Fibrillation
By
edited by
Peter Kowey
Jefferson Medical College Philadelphia
and the Lankenau Hospital and Main Line System
Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
and
Gerald V. Naccarelli
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
and the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Hershey, Pennsylvania, U.S.A
Atrial fibrillation is by far the most frequently diagnosed cardiac arrhythmia in humans, accounting for tens of thousands of hospital admissions and millions of doctor visits. It is responsible for significant morbidity and mortality independent of the myriad of disease states with which it commonly coexists. Though given a common appellation, what we call atrial fibrillation represents a cornucopia of diseases extending from a focally activated pulmonary vein generator in patients with normal hearts to the diffuse degenerative disease process seen in the very old. It is this diversity of mechanism, combined with our primitive knowledge of its pathophysiology, which has rendered this arrhythmia so resistant to a myriad of interventions. It is the rare patient who can be ‘‘cured.’’
ISBN: 0-8247-5410-7
390 pages
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edited by
Peter Kowey
Jefferson Medical College Philadelphia
and the Lankenau Hospital and Main Line System
Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
and
Gerald V. Naccarelli
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
and the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Hershey, Pennsylvania, U.S.A
Atrial fibrillation is by far the most frequently diagnosed cardiac arrhythmia in humans, accounting for tens of thousands of hospital admissions and millions of doctor visits. It is responsible for significant morbidity and mortality independent of the myriad of disease states with which it commonly coexists. Though given a common appellation, what we call atrial fibrillation represents a cornucopia of diseases extending from a focally activated pulmonary vein generator in patients with normal hearts to the diffuse degenerative disease process seen in the very old. It is this diversity of mechanism, combined with our primitive knowledge of its pathophysiology, which has rendered this arrhythmia so resistant to a myriad of interventions. It is the rare patient who can be ‘‘cured.’’
ISBN: 0-8247-5410-7
390 pages
3.5MB
pdf in rar
Download
