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==Diagnosis== | |||
* Atrial fibrillation is irregularly irregular, while the other rhythms such as atrial flutter, sinus tachycardia, AV nodal reentry tachycardia in paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia are all much more regular. | |||
* An atrioventricular nodal reentry tachycardia will often break with either carotid sinus massage or AV nodal blocking agents. | |||
* If the patient has [[Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome]] there may be much more rapid conduction. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Atrial fibrillation must be distinguished from other common atrial arrhythmias. These include:
- Atrial flutter
- Atrial tachycardia
- Atrioventricular nodal reentry tachycardia (AVNRT)
- Multifocal atrial tachycardia
- Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia
- Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
Diagnosis
- Atrial fibrillation is irregularly irregular, while the other rhythms such as atrial flutter, sinus tachycardia, AV nodal reentry tachycardia in paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia are all much more regular.
- An atrioventricular nodal reentry tachycardia will often break with either carotid sinus massage or AV nodal blocking agents.
- If the patient has Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome there may be much more rapid conduction.