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ATRIAL FIBRILLATION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2019-07-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Human Diseases - Various
- The Heart
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- atrial fibrillation
1, record 1, English, atrial%20fibrillation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- AF 2, record 1, English, AF
correct
- AFib 2, record 1, English, AFib
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- auricular fibrillation 3, record 1, English, auricular%20fibrillation
obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An arrhythmia in which minute areas of the atrial myocardium are in various uncoordinated stages of depolarization and repolarization due to multiple reentry circuits within the atrial myocardium[,] instead of intermittently contracting, the atria quiver continuously in a chaotic pattern, causing a totally irregular, often rapid ventricular rate. 2, record 1, English, - atrial%20fibrillation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Maladies humaines diverses
- Cœur
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fibrillation atriale
1, record 1, French, fibrillation%20atriale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- FA 2, record 1, French, FA
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- fibrillation auriculaire 3, record 1, French, fibrillation%20auriculaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans la fibrillation auriculaire (atriale), les contractions normales régulières et rythmiques des [atriums] sont remplacées par des convulsions rapides, irrégulières et désordonnées, survenant en différentes régions des parois atriales. Les ventricules répondent à des intervalles irréguliers aux impulsions incontrôlées qu'ils reçoivent des [atriums], mais en général la situation reste satisfaisante. 4, record 1, French, - fibrillation%20atriale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fibrillation atriale : désignation qui reflète la Terminologia Anatomica. 5, record 1, French, - fibrillation%20atriale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Enfermedades humanas varias
- Corazón
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- fibrilación auricular
1, record 1, Spanish, fibrilaci%C3%B3n%20auricular
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[…] trastorno [del ritmo cardíaco que se caracteriza por] contracciones rapidísimas, desordenadas e independientes de haces o fibras musculares, de modo que las paredes de las aurículas no se encuentran nunca totalmente contraídas, sino [en] estado [de] temblor fibrilar. 2, record 1, Spanish, - fibrilaci%C3%B3n%20auricular
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Se distinguen dos formas de fibrilación auricular: paroxismal y permanente, pudiendo observarse ambas en individuos con corazón sano o enfermo. 3, record 1, Spanish, - fibrilaci%C3%B3n%20auricular
Record 2 - internal organization data 1996-03-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- The Heart
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- paroxysmal atrial fibrillation 1, record 2, English, paroxysmal%20atrial%20fibrillation
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Cœur
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fibrillation auriculaire paroxystique
1, record 2, French, fibrillation%20auriculaire%20paroxystique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- FA paroxystique 1, record 2, French, FA%20paroxystique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les antiarythmiques de classe IA (groupe de la quinidine) ne sont pratiquement plus utilisés, sauf chez les sujets dont la FA [fibrillation auriculaire] paroxystique à rechutes cède facilement à l'un de ces produits (quinidine, disopyramide), dont la bonne tolérance a été prouvée à l'occasion de crises antérieures. 1, record 2, French, - fibrillation%20auriculaire%20paroxystique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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