Atrial Fibrillation / AFib / AF

Atrial Fibrillation:MedlinePlus
Atrial Fibrillation:MedlinePlus Interactive Health Tutorial from the Patient Education Institute
Atrial fibrillation:National Heart,Lung,and Blood Institute
Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention –Atrial Fibrillation Fact Sheet - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke Information Page:National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation | Internet Stroke Center - Excellent review.
Antithrombotic Therapy in Atrial Fibrillation* — CHEST - American College of Chest Physicians –2008. Comprehensive academic review for anticoagulation and AFib.
ACC/AHA/Physician Consortium 2008 Clinical Performance Measures for Adults With Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation or Atrial Flutter:A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Performance Measures and the Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement (Writing Committee to Develop Clinical Performance Measures for Atrial Fibrillation) —Estes et al. 117 (8):1101 —Circulation - Comprehensive academic review.
Atrial Fibrillation:eMedicine Cardiology - Academic review. Registration required.
Atrial Fibrillation - The Cleveland Clinic
Atrial Fibrillation –Diagnosis,Treatment,Guidelines,and Risk Assessment - Medscape. Excellent clinical resource. Registration required.
Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter:Abnormal Heart Rhythms:Merck Manual Home Edition - Good general review.
Familial atrial fibrillation –Genetics Home Reference - National Library of Medicine

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