Svensk definition
Störning i hjärtrytmen kännetecknad av snabb, oregelbunden förmakspuls och ineffektiva förmakssammandragningar.
Atrial Fibrillation
Förmaksflimmer
Engelsk definition
Abnormal cardiac rhythm that is characterized by rapid, uncoordinated firing of electrical impulses in the upper chambers of the heart (HEART ATRIA). In such case, blood cannot be effectively pumped into the lower chambers of the heart (HEART VENTRICLES). It is caused by abnormal impulse generation.
Svenska synonymer
Atrieflimmer
Engelska synonymer
Atrial Fibrillations — Fibrillation, Atrial — Fibrillations, Atrial — Auricular Fibrillation — Auricular Fibrillations — Fibrillation, Auricular — Fibrillations, Auricular — Persistent Atrial Fibrillation — Atrial Fibrillation, Persistent — Atrial Fibrillations, Persistent — Fibrillation, Persistent Atrial — Fibrillations, Persistent Atrial — Persistent Atrial Fibrillations — Familial Atrial Fibrillation — Atrial Fibrillation, Familial — Atrial Fibrillations, Familial — Familial Atrial Fibrillations — Fibrillation, Familial Atrial — Fibrillations, Familial Atrial — Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation — Atrial Fibrillation, Paroxysmal — Atrial Fibrillations, Paroxysmal — Fibrillation, Paroxysmal Atrial — Fibrillations, Paroxysmal Atrial — Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillations