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Arrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation and flutter have a prevalence of 15-20% in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension and are associated with significant morbidity and mortality.
Arrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation and flutter are common in pulmonary arterial hypertension and are associated with high morbidity and mortality despite advances in medical therapy.
May warrant arrhythmia monitoring in PAH; leaves open whether rhythm control improves outcomes.
Pulmonary arterial hypertension is a condition associated with raised right heart pressures and subsequent remodelling of the right atrium and ventricle with relative preservation of left heart function. There is a high incidence of arrhythmias including atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter and atrioventricular nodal re-entrant tachycardia. Despite recent advances in medical therapy for pulmonary arterial hypertension arrhythmias continue to have a high morbidity and mortality. Treatment includes medical therapy, cardioversion and catheter ablation.
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Ian P. Temple (2017) conducted a review in Pulmonary arterial hypertension. Arrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation and flutter have a prevalence of 15-20% in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension and are associated with significant morbidity and mortality.
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