1. Haemodynamic consequences of cardiac arrhythmias
- Author
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G. Kaye and A.J Camm
- Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty ,Cardiac cycle ,business.industry ,Hemodynamics ,Cardiac arrhythmia ,Atrial fibrillation ,medicine.disease ,Ventricular tachycardia ,Ventricular contraction ,Internal medicine ,cardiovascular system ,medicine ,Cardiology ,Sinus rhythm ,cardiovascular diseases ,business ,Atrial flutter - Abstract
Modern haemodynamic techniques have allowed a greater degree of understanding of the effects of cardiac arrhythmias. The haemodynamic consequences relate to a number of factors which include: the ventricular rate and the regularity of the rhythm, the presence or absence of cardiac disease, the relationship between atrial and ventricular systole, the synchronicity of ventricular contraction, the preservation and level of autonomic tone and disease in other organs1,2.
- Published
- 1988