학술논문
2014 Oman Heart Association protocol for the management of acute atrial fibrillation.
Document Type
Academic Journal
Author
El-Deeb MH; From the Royal Hospital, Ministry of Health, Sultanate of Oman; †Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman; and ‡Rustaq Hospital, Ministry of Health, Sultanate of Oman.; Sulaiman KJ; Al Riyami AA; Al Rawahi N; Al Riyami AB; Al Mukhaini M; Al Riyami MB; Sallam M; Rahman SA; Abbas HS; Hamad GS; Panduranga P
Source
Publisher: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101165286 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1535-2811 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 15352811 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Crit Pathw Cardiol Subsets: MEDLINE
Subject
Language
English
Abstract
Although atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia, there is variation in practice with regard to the management of acute AF among the hospitals and even within the same hospital in Oman. This variation likely reflects a lack of high-quality evidence. Standard guidelines and textbooks do not offer clear evidence-based direction for physicians to guide the management of acute AF. Particularly controversial is the issue of using rhythm control or rate control. This stimulated Oman Heart Association (OHA) to issue a simplified protocol for the management of acute AF to be applied by the entire cardiac caregivers all over the country. The priorities for acute management of AF include stabilizing the patient's hemodynamic status, symptom control, treatment of the underlying and precipitating cause, and more importantly protecting the brain.