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Concept information

Preferred term

fibrilación auricular

Type

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Definition

  • Information Ritmo cardiaco anormal caracterizado por la rápida y descoordinada emisión de impulsos eléctricos en las cavidades superiores del corazón (aurículas), en cuyo caso la sangre no puede ser bombeada con eficacia a las cavidades inferiores del corazón (ventrículos). Es causado por la generación anormal de impulsos.

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https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/260262

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