| Course Name |
Atrial
Fibrillation: Cause |
| Audience |
Orthopedic Surgeons, Neurology
Surgeons, General Physicians, Practitioners, Other related
medical professionals. |
| Course Requirements |
Physicians, allied healthcare
providers, and others with the interest in management
of patients with Osteoarthritis.
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| Pre-requisites |
Undergraduate level science
education, prior industry experience, or equivalent. |
| Course Duration |
Approximately one hour. Time
may vary based on modem speed, prerequisite knowledge
and other factors |
| Course Objectives |
Atrial Fibrillation (AF)
also called “a-fib” is the most common cardiac arrhythmia.
The hallmarks of AF are irregular and rapid atrial activities,
with irregular ventricular response that results in compromised
cardiac hemodynamics. AF is associated with serious morbidity
and increased mortality risk, even in case when symptoms
are slight. AF is a risk for congestive heart failure
(CHF), angina, cardiac remodeling, and embolic stroke.
This course is divided into two sections:
- The first section, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, the
physiology underlying normal heart function and
the Pathophysiology of atrial fibrillation will
be introduced.
- The second section, EPIDEMIOLOGY, the
prevalence of AF, especially as it relates to advancing
age, will be described
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| Course Outline |
- Introduction
- Objectives
- Electrophysiology of the Heart
- Normal Sinus Rhythm
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Types of Atrial Fibrillation
- Action Potential
- Mechanism of Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Mortality and AF
- Ventricular Rate Control
- Hemodynamic Factors
- Triggers
- Progress Check
- Epidemiology
- Objectives
- Prevalence
- Incidence
- Gender Differential
- Morbidity & Mortality
- Risk Factors
- Progress Check
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