La vignette therapeutique de l'etudiant. Premier episode de fibrillation auriculaire.

Aged; Anti-Arrhythmia Agents/therapeutic use; Anticoagulants/therapeutic use; Atrial Fibrillation/diagnosis/drug therapy/physiopathology/therapy; Dihydropyridines/therapeutic use; Electric Countershock; Electrocardiography; Humans; Male; Treatment Outcome

Abstract :

[en] We report the case of a patient seen at the outpatient clinic for a first episode of atrial fibrillation. We discussed the steps of the treatment including anticoagulation, rate and rhythm control.

Disciplines :

Cardiovascular & respiratory systems

Author, co-author :

MELON, Pierre ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Cardiologie

GARWEG, Christophe ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Cardiologie

Pierard, Luc ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cliniques > Cardiologie - Pathologie spéciale et réhabilitation

LANCELLOTTI, Patrizio ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Cardiologie

Language :

French

Title :

La vignette therapeutique de l'etudiant. Premier episode de fibrillation auriculaire.

Alternative titles :

[en] First episode of atrial fibrillation

Publication date :

2010

Journal title :

Revue Médicale de Liège

ISSN :

0370-629X

eISSN :

2566-1566

Publisher :

Université de Liège. Revue Médicale de Liège, Liège, Belgium

Volume :

Issue :

Pages :

224-7

Peer reviewed :

Peer reviewed

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