The Invisible Patient
| Autor: | Robert A. Kreisberg, Maryella D. Sirmon |
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| Rok vydání: | 1996 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Heart disease business.industry Vascular disease medicine.medical_treatment Atrial fibrillation General Medicine medicine.disease Cardioversion Central nervous system disease Embolism Internal medicine Anesthesia cardiovascular system medicine Cardiology cardiovascular diseases Complication business Stroke |
| Zdroj: | New England Journal of Medicine. 334:908-911 |
| ISSN: | 1533-4406 0028-4793 |
| Popis: | Stage A 79-year-old woman who had a three-month history of near-syncopal episodes associated with transient confusion and slurred speech was admitted to the hospital. Her son, an emergency medical technician, noted a rapid irregular pulse during one episode. Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation with a rapid ventricular response was documented during Holter monitoring. Medication was not started. Response This is an older woman with recurrent spells that seem to be associated with a tachyrhythmia that was subsequently determined to be paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Atrial fibrillation is common in this age group even in the absence of detectable cardiac or systemic disease. At . . . |
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