Atrial fibrillation in sinal nodal insufficiency
- Author:
Chinh Thi Nguyen
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
atrial fibrillation
- MeSH:
Atrial Fibrillation;
emergencies
- From:Journal of Vietnamese Medicine
1999;232(1):27-30
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Atrial fibrillation responding the ventricular tachycardia is condition that needs emergency. This paper introduced a typical case of disease. A patients with age of 68 had unknown history of cardiovascular disease admitted to hospital in the conditions of the complete arrhythmia, blood pressure: 90/55mmHg; ECG: atrial fibrillation responding the ventricular tachycardia with rhythm of 216 times/minute. Patient was treated by intramuscalar seduxen, slow intravenous cordarone and infusion of isuprel. The patient becomes normal condition after 18 hours. The study concluded that if the cause is unknown, it should reduce the heartbeat.
