Correction of severe anemia with packed erythrocytes may reverse secondary atrial fibrillation.
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Anemia correction may reverse secondary AF; this Level 5 case leaves open causality and need for controlled trials.
An elderly woman with severe anemia was hospitalized because of severe debility. On admission her electrocardiogram showed atrial fibrillation. After a transfusion of packed erythrocytes her rhythm converted to a normal sinus mechanism.
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