Click to view video. This one is showing how a real atrial fibrillation looks like intraoperatively. Atrial fibrillation means that there’s an abnormal heart rhythm characterized by rapid and irregular beating, sometimes so fast that the heart muscle cannot relax properly between contractions, reducing the heart’s efficiency and performance. The cause is an abnormal electrical discharges within the atria. When dealing with atrial fibrillation episodes the main goal is to prevent recurrence, circulatory instability and stroke . This is done […]
