TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Atrial Fibrillation A1 - Kiefer, Todd A1 - Granger, Christopher B. A1 - Jackson, Kevin P. A2 - Papadakis, Maxine A. A2 - McPhee, Stephen J. A2 - Rabow, Michael W. A2 - McQuaid, Kenneth R. Y1 - 2023 N1 - T2 - Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2023 AB - ESSENTIALS OF DIAGNOSISPresents as an irregularly irregular heart rhythm on examination and ECG.Prevention of stroke should be considered in all patients with risk factors for stroke (those with heart failure, hypertension, age 65 or older, diabetes mellitus, prior history of stroke or TIA, or vascular disease).Heart rate control with beta-blocker or calcium channel blockers generally required. Restoration of sinus rhythm with cardioversion, antiarrhythmic medications, or catheter ablation in symptomatic patients. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/04 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1193147822 ER -