Synonyms for atrial fibrillation
atri·al fib·ril·la·tion

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1. atrial fibrillationnoun

   Synonyms:
   AF, afib, a-fib

2. atrial fibrillationnoun

   A cardiac arrhythmia (abnormal heart rhythm) that involves the two upper chambers (atria) of the heart.

   Synonyms:
   AF, a-fib, afib

Princeton's WordNet

1. atrial fibrillationnoun

   fibrillation of the muscles of the atria of the heart

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1. • Cardiac Arrhythmia
   • Fibrillation

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1. Philip Nimoityn:

   Hiccups can be precipitated by a lot of factors, including various stresses, and so can atrial fibrillation. It’s possible that whatever set off one set off the other, but they are not necessarily directly related.

2. Mitesh Patel:

   The study detected a low rate of atrial fibrillation in the overall population(.052 %) but the rates were higher in older patients with 1.3 % in ages 55 to 64 and 3.14 % in age 65 or older, so future work should consider which populations of patients are most appropriate for this method of screening.

3. Gregory Marcus:

   Our results show that the occurrence of atrial fibrillation might be neither random nor unpredictable, instead, there may be identifiable and modifiable ways of preventing an acute heart arrhythmia episode.

4. John Rumsfeld:

   The current study is a preliminary,' first step' evaluation of a potential relationship between exhaustion and atrial fibrillation, it is purely an observational study -- it can not conclude a causal relationship, or even which direction such a relationship would go.

5. Mark Metersky:

   Patients who have atrial fibrillation who are not on an anticoagulant should discuss with their doctor if they could lower their risk of stroke without exposing themselves to excessive risk, by being started on anticoagulation.