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Tachycardia: Difference between revisions
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* Long standing persistent atrial fibrillation: Persistent atrial fibrillation for more than one year. | * Long standing persistent atrial fibrillation: Persistent atrial fibrillation for more than one year. | ||
* Permanent atrial fibrillation: Accepted atrial fibrillation, no strategies of rhythm control are pursued. | * Permanent atrial fibrillation: Accepted atrial fibrillation, no strategies of rhythm control are pursued. | ||
AF usually starts with isolated episodes of AF which progress to persistent AF. Episodes of AF can be symptomatic, but patients experience no | AF usually starts with isolated episodes of AF which are self terminating. These episodes progress to persistent AF. Episodes of AF can be symptomatic, but patients experience no symptoms during AF. | ||
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