Clinical Diagnosis of Atrial Fibrillation
A special issue of Diagnostics (ISSN 2075-4418). This special issue belongs to the section "Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2023) | Viewed by 1747
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Atrial fibrillation is the most common sustained arrhythmia. However, when paroxysmal, it is often difficult to detect. The pattern of the arrhythmia occurrence could also consist of unexpected events which often are asymptomatic and difficult to record.
However, even short-term atrial fibrillation events may result in thrombus formation in the left atrial appendage. Next, the thrombus may move to the peripheral circulation, causing arterial obstruction with its consequences depending on the vessel location: stroke, mesenteric ischemia, leg ischemia.
The focus of this Special Issue is paroxysmal atrial fibrillation diagnosis. More specifically, the Special Issue will present current achievements in the paroxysmal atrial fibrillation diagnosis in the general population and subpopulations with increased risk for atrial fibrillation.
A wide spectrum of approaches to resolve the problem of clinical diagnosis of atrial fibrillation are welcome, from the simplest methods using pulse palpation to the most sophisticated ones using new technics. The purpose is to provide a useful guide for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation diagnosis in different populations.
Prof. Dr. Dorota Zysko
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- atrial fibrillation
- paroxysmal
- detection
- risk factors
- free access ECG laboratories
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