Atrial fibrillation

Summary

An atrial arrhythmia characterized by disorganized atrial activity without discrete P waves on the surface EKG, but instead by an undulating baseline or more sharply circumscribed atrial deflections of varying amplitude an frequency ranging from 350 to 600 per minute. [from HPO]

Available tests

26 tests are in the database for this condition.

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Clinical tests (26 available)

Molecular Genetics Tests

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Clinical resources

Practice guidelines

NICE, 2021
UK NICE Guideline NG196, Atrial fibrillation: diagnosis and management, 2021
NICE, 2020
UK NICE Diagnostics Guidance DG41, Implantable cardiac monitors to detect atrial fibrillation after cryptogenic stroke, 2020

Consumer resources

MedlinePlus

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