A cardiac fibrillation consisting of a very rapid uncoordinated contractions of the atria of the heart resulting in a lack of synchronism between heartbeat and pulse beat. [ url:http://www2.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/mwmednlm?book=Medical&va=atrial%20fibrillation ]

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doid/symp duplicate - reviewed 10/2022, both DO & SYMP

definition

A cardiac fibrillation consisting of a very rapid uncoordinated contractions of the atria of the heart resulting in a lack of synchronism between heartbeat and pulse beat.

has exact synonym

AFib

AF

auricular fibrillation

a-fib

id

SYMP:0000226

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