Tag Michael E. Field

Atrial fibrillation

1 What is the difference between atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter? Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a supraventricular tachyarrhythmia with uncoordinated atrial activation and consequently ineffective atrial contraction with electrocardiogram (ECG) characteristics of (1) irregular R-R intervals (when atrioventricular [AV] conduction…