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===Class III===
===Class III===
1. Permanent [[pacemaker|pacing]] is not indicated for the prevention of AF in patients without any other indication for [[pacemaker]] implantation. ''(Level of Evidence: B)''}}
1. Permanent [[pacemaker|pacing]] is not indicated for the prevention of AF in patients without any other indication for [[pacemaker]] implantation. ''(Level of Evidence: B)''}}
==See Also==
* [[The Living Guidelines: Diagnosis and Management of Atrial Fibrillation | The AF Living Guidelines: Vote on current recommendations and suggest revisions to the guidelines]]


==Sources==
==Sources==

Revision as of 13:44, 17 June 2009

Conduction
Sinus rhythm
Atrial fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation
The P waves, which represent depolarization of the atria, are irregular or absent during atrial fibrillation.
ICD-10 I48
ICD-9 427.31
DiseasesDB 1065
MedlinePlus 000184
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Synonyms and related keywords: AF, Afib, fib

Risk factors for ischemic stroke or systemic embolization in patient with non valvular atrial fibrillation

Numbers represents relative risks[1]

  1. Advanced age (continuous, per decade) 1.4
  2. History of hypertension 1.6
  3. Heart failure or impaired left ventricular systolic function 1.4
  4. Coronary artery disease (CAD) 1.5
  5. Diabetes mellitus (DM) 1.7
  6. Previous stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) 2.5

ACC / AHA Guidelines- Recommendation for Pacing to Prevent Atrial Fibrillation (DO NOT EDIT) [2]

Class III

1. Permanent pacing is not indicated for the prevention of AF in patients without any other indication for pacemaker implantation. (Level of Evidence: B)

See Also

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  • The ACC/AHA/HRS 2008 Guidelines for Device-Based Therapy of Cardiac Rhythm Abnormalities [2]

References

  1. Estes NAM 3rd, Halperin JL, Calkins H, Ezekowitz MD, Gitman P, Go AS, McNamara RL, Messer JV, Ritchie JL, Romeo SJW, Waldo AL, Wyse DG. ACC/AHA/Physician Consortium 2008 clinical performance measures for adults with non valvular atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Performance Measures and the Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement (Writing Committee to Develop Performance Measures for Atrial Fibrillation). Circulation 2008; 117:1101–1120
  2. 2.0 2.1 Epstein AE, DiMarco JP, Ellenbogen KA, Estes NAM III, Freedman RA, Gettes LS, Gillinov AM, Gregoratos G, Hammill SC, Hayes DL, Hlatky MA, Newby LK, Page RL, Schoenfeld MH, Silka MJ, Stevenson LW, Sweeney MO. ACC/AHA/HRS 2008 guidelines for device-based therapy of cardiac rhythm abnormalities: executive summary: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Revise the ACC/AHA/NASPE 2002 Guideline Update for Implantation of Cardiac Pacemakers and Antiarrhythmia Devices). Circulation. 2008; 117: 2820–2840. PMID 18483207

Further Readings

  • Fuster V, Rydén LE, Cannom DS, et al (2006). "ACC/AHA/ESC 2006 Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines and the European Society of Cardiology Committee for Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Revise the 2001 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation): developed in collaboration with the European Heart Rhythm Association and the Heart Rhythm Society". Circulation 114 (7): e257-354. doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.106.177292. PMID 16908781.
  • Estes NAM 3rd, Halperin JL, Calkins H, Ezekowitz MD, Gitman P, Go AS, McNamara RL, Messer JV, Ritchie JL, Romeo SJW, Waldo AL, Wyse DG. ACC/AHA/Physician Consortium 2008 clinical performance measures for adults with non valvular atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Performance Measures and the Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement (Writing Committee to Develop Performance Measures for Atrial Fibrillation). Circulation 2008; 117:1101–1120
  • Braunwald's Heart Disease, Libby P, 8th ed., 2007, ISBN 978-1-41-604105-4
  • Hurst's the Heart, Fuster V, 12th ed. 2008, ISBN 978-0-07-149928-6
  • Willerson JT, Cardiovascular Medicine, 3rd ed., 2007, ISBN 978-1-84628-188-4

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