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Fibrillation is what happens when the tiny muscle fibers in the heart begin to contract chaotically. Usually, these fibers contract simultaneously to pump blood. When they contract chaotically, no blood can be pumped. If it happens in the atria of the heart, the condition is called Atrial Fibrillation and is not immediately life-threatning. If it happens in the ventricles, you get Ventricular Fibrillation (V Fib) and this is deadly in minutes unless corrected by applying an external electric shock to the heart (= Defibrillation).
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 14y agoa Fibril is a small fibre, as in muscle fibres. Fibrillation is an unsynchronised contraction of muscle fibres. A very important, yet life threatening, occurrence would be with the heart.
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∙ 10y agoFibrillation refers to the muscular twitching that involves the individual muscle fibers acting without coordination.
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What is atrial fibrilation and is it serious?
Atrial fibrilation is when the atria are beating rapidly and irregularly. This causes blood flow to be compromised and can result in a greater chance of blood clots.
Which arrhythmia has a very fast uncoordinated quivering?
Fibrilation
What does V-Tach and V-Fib mean?
Ventricle tachycardia and ventricle fibrilation
What is more serious atrial or ventricular fibrilation?
Ventricular fibrillation is an immediate life threat, so it is more serious.
Is there a genetic link for atrial fibrilation?
Some recent research has found a genetic link for atrial fibrillation, but it seems to be quite rare. Atrial fibrillation can be caused by many different risk factors, and only in the case your atrial fibrilation is genetic, there is a risk for your children. Genetic diagnostics for young people are neither common nor affordable by now, but might become an option soon.
What are cardiovascular manifestations with graves diseases?
sinus trachy cardia bounding pulse windened pulse pressure Increased intensity of s1 (high cardiac output) Atrial fibrilation
What is heparin therapy?
Heparin therapy is using Heparin (a blood thinner) to bust blood clots and prevent blood clots from forming. It's used, for example, to treat pulmonary thrombosis or atrial fibrilation.
How can you tell if your heart is out of rhythm as in atrial fibrilation?
Sometimes an individual can feel their heart is not beating properly - they may feel faint or have an odd sensation in their chest. However, a heart arrhythmia such as atrial fibrillation can only be diagnosed through a EKG.
Do you need to give CPR to a person who has atrial fibrilation?
No, you would not give CPR to a person with atrial fib. This condition is treated with drugs such as blood thinners or medications that regulate the heart. If however, the person stops breathing, you would then perform CPR.
How best to cure arterial fibrillation developed recently?
Atrial fibrillation can be treated with medication to control the heart rate and thin the blood to reduce the risk of blood clot, heart attack, or stroke. Invasive procedures to treat atrial fibrillation include an ablation or, in extreme cases, the implantation of a pacemaker.
What is a possible reason for pulse deficit?
For a heartbeat that is consistently over 100 beats per minute, a patient could be prescribed beta blockers. For a patient that has a low heart rate, there is a possibility of having a pacemaker implanted.
Why did Donald K Slay ton not fly into space?
Donald 'Deke' Slayton was selected in 1959 as one of the original American Mercury 7 astronauts but before he could fly in space he was found to suffer from a minor heart fibrilation. Although still physically robust it was enough for flight surgeons to remove Slayton from flight status and he never flew a Mercury mission. He instead became chief of the astronaut office and was responsible for choosing crews for the Gemini and Apollo space programs. In the early 1970's Slayton went back to the flight surgeons and his fibrilation was found to have ceased. He was placed back on flight status and in 1975 eventually did fly in space on board the Apollo-Soyuz test project, the last flight of an Apollo spacecraft. Donald K Slayton thus did fly in space 16 years after being selected as an astronaut.
