Atrial fibrillation (A-fib, AF) - causes, symptoms, treatment & pathology

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  • Опубликовано: 24 янв 2025

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  • @nehamariya_NM02
    @nehamariya_NM02 2 года назад +184

    1. Quivering/twitching movement of the atrium due to non coordinated muscle contractions in atrium.
    2. Scribbled p wave in ecg
    3. Larger RR interval
    4. 100 - 175 bpm
    5. Risk factors:
    - high bp
    - coronary artery disease
    - valvular disease
    - obesity
    - DM
    - excessive alcohol consumption
    - genetic factors
    6. Complications ~ Stroke
    7. Dx:
    - ECG
    8. Tx:
    - beta blockers
    - anticoagulants
    - pacemaker
    - radio frequency catheter ablation( maze procedure )
    - av node ablation

  • @ctran1955
    @ctran1955 7 лет назад +158

    I am so grateful that in the 21st century, I am not just limited to learning pathophysiology from old time-y professors or dry textbooks... This breaks it down visually so it's so much easier to understand. Thank you for your videos! A life-saver :D

    • @ruriafk2210
      @ruriafk2210 3 года назад

      me too haha

    • @abbeycarter6952
      @abbeycarter6952 2 года назад

      I agree! I can't read textbooks very much. It's so great to have visuals and better diagrams!

    • @IsmbbailBb89
      @IsmbbailBb89 Год назад

      ​@@abbeycarter6952you can't read much please stay away from the medicine field

  • @medavid16
    @medavid16 7 лет назад +130

    I am a physician. The information you provide is quite patient friendly and helpful. I am a new fan, thank you for these videos.

    • @osmosis
      @osmosis  7 лет назад +8

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    • @deeroberson1894
      @deeroberson1894 10 месяцев назад

      @@osmosisp

    • @believeisoni_
      @believeisoni_ 6 месяцев назад

      How can someone heal from this pls

    • @medavid16
      @medavid16 6 месяцев назад +1

      I’m sorry my friend but the cause and differences between one patient and another can be profoundly different. It is best you consult your doctor for a personalized evaluation. I would recommend you talk to your doctor about ablation / pulmonary isolation, and for medicine to consider metoprolol and diltiazem. And for evaluation you should ask about a 30 day holter monitor, if it’s right for you.

  • @brookm7441
    @brookm7441 11 месяцев назад +5

    My husband’s Fitbit warned him last night, watched this video this morning, he is going to Drs today. Thank you!

    • @edgaralejos8989
      @edgaralejos8989 Месяц назад

      what happened later? been having for a couple of days

  • @susu-dt9jh
    @susu-dt9jh 8 лет назад +14

    Our study group chat just blowed up with all your videos. Everyone uses these videos as a tool to help study for our exams! We appreciate it a lot, thank you!:)

  • @pacmanzz
    @pacmanzz 8 лет назад +38

    My father has this now, later in life, he is 73. Years of Stage II Hypertension and Alcohol use finally caught up.. Thank you for this video. I used it to educate my old man on his condition!

    • @YasOOsha
      @YasOOsha 7 лет назад +1

      Hi Walter!

    • @tinadenny3164
      @tinadenny3164 6 лет назад

      Heisenberg b

    • @marniealmario7
      @marniealmario7 6 лет назад +3

      Heisenberg Hope he gets well

    • @toh786
      @toh786 6 лет назад +2

      I hope your father gets well. I'll pray for him :)

    • @shahabjamal752
      @shahabjamal752 Год назад

      Please have electrolyte dissolve in water tablet . The best solution for Afib. Believe me ❤

  • @christineschilde5055
    @christineschilde5055 3 года назад +43

    Since most blood clots that can trigger a severe stroke occur in the left atrium in the so-called atrial appendage, the precedure of closing the auricular appendage in order to prevent a stroke is an established alternative to life-long anticoagulation in patients with too much of a high risk of bleeding.

  • @Roll3rGhost3r
    @Roll3rGhost3r 8 лет назад +10

    Your explanation is simple yet amazing!
    Providing those videos for free makes your work so noble.. we're grateful for that especially those who can't afford paying for medical videos.
    Thank you.. Thank you.. Thank you.. Keep up the great work

  • @jan-roarbernhardsen7626
    @jan-roarbernhardsen7626 7 лет назад +9

    Thanks for making a picture of whats going on inside my body. I just stayed at the hospital with this, and i have days were my heart runs so fast and then after nearly jumps around. I know they talk about a pacemaker, and i hope this will give a better life together with all the help that the doctors can help change. I have of corse to do some changes to :)

  • @albertmoore4445
    @albertmoore4445 2 года назад +23

    So many of us who have paroxysmal A-Fib know that the majority of our incidents are associated with the build up of stomach gasses and bloating from being constipated or eating foods which produce excess gas. Those of us who suffer celiac disease and other food allergies often experience the onset of A-fib due to consuming foods which cause gastric distress.
    The connection between digestive issues and A-Fib is very clear to those who deal with it daily. I have no idea why the medical community downplays or ignores this connection in discussing A-Fib causes and treatments.

  • @DMChoreographer
    @DMChoreographer 7 лет назад +6

    I 1st experienced this at 62, right after I emptied my truck from moving. I couldn't breath, then my heart started racing. The emt medic said the heart was at a steady 180bpm. This was back in October. After 3 days in a local hospital I got into the VA system and they slowly began to run tests and a cathertization was done. The cardiologists seem to think one of my chambers didn't have an artery it should have, but that another chamber grew one somehow. I have all the symptoms you mention, plus extreme difficulty walking very far and a terrible right calf cramp can occur within minutes, thus practically tossing me to the ground if I try to press on for any distance. At my age I am very concerned because I watched my step mom force my aging dad to endure being plugged into all these machines. He was ready to "go home", in much pain and wanted a DNR but she refused him. This was so cruel. Needless to say he finally passed on after five years of this humiliation. I have cut off all communication with her for several reasons. Her cruelty to him was the last straw. I have informed the VA and my next of kin, don't even think of doing that to me. Life has been rough enough as it is, as scared as I am, to end up in a bed with tubes and IV's and machines isn't living, it's torture.
    Anyways I probably don't have much if any quality of life to look forward to (although I hope otherwise) the geo-political, social and economic future after what eight years of failed obama policies added to by the failures of previous administrations, it's probably a good thing I won't have to try to outlive the symptoms of a very demented and wicked generational deterioration of society even as science creates my problems.
    We have hit that downward curve that man seems to think he is godlike and ai begins it's rule. This can't end well for the masses. I pity the future for the children's sake. More and more wealth is being transferred into fewer and fewer hands, along with little if any accountability of the criminal cabal of both the clinton/bush dynasties.

  • @ibrahimduygu6644
    @ibrahimduygu6644 8 лет назад +18

    Now ı do not have to study all the lectures about AF because you just summarized that and you saved my time.Thanks a lot ..

    • @osmosis
      @osmosis  8 лет назад

      Glad you found our video helpful!

  • @yuritalks
    @yuritalks 8 месяцев назад +2

    thank you. I was diagnosed with AF three years ago, even though I've had problems for 30 years, so not an easy thing to diagnose. I've been on 5 different medications and have been de-fibrillated twice I'm in an episode right now that has lasted 3 weeks so far ... not nice but your video has enlightened me to what is going on and for that I thank you very much.

    • @osmosis
      @osmosis  8 месяцев назад

      Glad it helped! 😊

  • @Nowyoureupinthestars
    @Nowyoureupinthestars 6 лет назад +1

    Was just diagnosed with this after an ER visit. Thanks for posting this so I can find out more.

  • @mila7685
    @mila7685 7 лет назад +15

    Thank you so much for your awesome videos making complicated things so simple! I wish Doctors would share their knowledge in a similar way, so we could understand what's going on and therefore being able to help ourselves better. Keep up great work!

    • @osmosis
      @osmosis  7 лет назад +2

      Thank you, Mila! Our mission is to educate clinicians and the public, so we love hearing this! Did you know that if you like & review us on Facebook then you’ll get access to our videos a day before they’re published on RUclips? Check it out here: bit.ly/2u35D6J

    • @connerlivingston947
      @connerlivingston947 3 года назад

      Hi Mila! I actually watch these kinds of videos to come up with better ways to explain things to my own patients! I'm not a doctor, but currently in PA school. Always important to keep working on developing my patient education skills!

  • @aysefiliz1
    @aysefiliz1 2 месяца назад

    I graduated medical school 18 years ago. I just wanted to say cardiology was so scary and felt complicated for me . But your videos, illustratıons and general context of teachıng are amazing. I think I rediscovered cardiology :)

    • @osmosis
      @osmosis  Месяц назад

      Thank you for letting us know -- made our day! ❤️

  • @andrextr
    @andrextr 8 лет назад +39

    This is great. Thank you for your awesome work! Bye from Portugal.

  • @rayment11
    @rayment11 7 лет назад +2

    The visual aides are very comprehensible! Thanks for making this awesome video!

  • @srijahraveendran
    @srijahraveendran Год назад +4

    Having an presentation tomorrow this vdeo is so helpful to understand thanks much❤

    • @osmosis
      @osmosis  Год назад +1

      Glad it was helpful! 😊

  • @zahrakhaled3715
    @zahrakhaled3715 6 лет назад +6

    Don't thank us for watching, we should thank you for this video with all its wonderful explanation

  • @carolwilliams6633
    @carolwilliams6633 6 месяцев назад +1

    I had 2 procedures now on eliquis for life. Feel great!

  • @naseerhussain4811
    @naseerhussain4811 6 лет назад +1

    I have seen lot of videos in it. It make me easy to understand the concepts, making me had less work while studying.Thanks for videos and it really be helpful.

  • @faislrather5978
    @faislrather5978 6 лет назад +1

    This is simply the best work for young students like me.hope u guys continue and help us understnd better...wish u luck n thnku for help

  • @crzk4006
    @crzk4006 7 лет назад +1

    So pretty and easy to understand I want to cry of happiness.

  • @SariennMusic73
    @SariennMusic73 2 года назад +2

    My boyfriend (he's 49) just got home from having a cardioversion done. I'm surprised you didn't bring up that procedure. He is feeling better though we guess it'll take some time before he's back to 100%. We hope it'll last for the rest of his life. ❤️

  • @kenzyperfecta6466
    @kenzyperfecta6466 8 лет назад +5

    I like this - As a student nurse - I understand that next semester, we'll dwell so much on this topic. With this in mind plus what I will be getting from my Prof. I think I will be more ready for the EXAM being it Class or even the NCLEX exam. I will like to know what medications are used for this condition? - Thanks so much!!!

    • @doumtabarnak
      @doumtabarnak 7 лет назад +5

      As mentioned in the video, antiarrythmics and anticoagulants are used to treat AF. With ACs: Warfarin can be used, but now, you see apixaban, dabigatran and rivaroxaban more often, since they require less monitoring and have stable therapeutic plateaus. As for antiarrythmics, I most often see beta-blockers (since most have antiarrythmic properties), but I also see flecainide and amiodarone. If ventricular tachycardia is present, you might also see calcium channel blockers like diltiazem. Hope that helps!

  • @nellyhoffman6194
    @nellyhoffman6194 8 лет назад +8

    The atrial cells are very Cute ! Great work picasso :)

    • @osmosis
      @osmosis  8 лет назад +1

      Thank you Lighto! =)

  • @victoriagaona2496
    @victoriagaona2496 8 лет назад +1

    I love you guys, making studying at night way easier!

  • @moniquepowell6322
    @moniquepowell6322 7 лет назад +1

    thnks for explaining all the way through Polysomnography student NC.

  • @agnishikhachoudhury1862
    @agnishikhachoudhury1862 7 лет назад +1

    loved it,really helped my preparation for medical exams. thanks.
    love from India.😘😘😘

  • @davfreim
    @davfreim 7 лет назад +5

    Great work, as a med student I can say that these are pretty good videos, the pace could be faster sometimes but compared to other videos, these are fast enough to watch, thanks :)

    • @osmosis
      @osmosis  7 лет назад +1

      Thanks for the feedback! A lot of our viewers watch the videos at 1.25x or even 1.5x speed for faster viewing.

    • @encyclopaedia641
      @encyclopaedia641 Месяц назад

      What do you mean pace is slow I have to even pause the video at intervals to actually stop and ponder on what I’m learning. What the heck

  • @raju8689
    @raju8689 11 месяцев назад

    Dude come on 3 hr topic in 3 min crazy dude thanks

    • @osmosis
      @osmosis  11 месяцев назад

      We hope this helped! 😊

  • @98anju
    @98anju 6 лет назад +1

    Explained very easy way, easy to understand, thank you so much! appreciated​.

  • @sbenglishlanguagecourses1246
    @sbenglishlanguagecourses1246 2 года назад +1

    Incredibly clear and concise explanation. Thank you.

    • @osmosis
      @osmosis  2 года назад

      You're very welcome! 🤓⚡️ 🙌🏼

  • @SuperAJLK
    @SuperAJLK 7 лет назад

    This video is teaching at its best. Very informative.

  • @Lily_nurse
    @Lily_nurse 3 года назад +2

    Thank u for your videos, im actually felt difficult studying the ecg. But now I thought ecg is not hard subject.

  • @TheGreatHsilgne
    @TheGreatHsilgne Год назад +2

    This video is informational AF

  • @dylancandra4500
    @dylancandra4500 6 лет назад +2

    Really informative, interesting, and catching in the eye. Thanks for the great presentation!

  • @DrAsitDas-un1qj
    @DrAsitDas-un1qj Месяц назад

    Excellent presentation

    • @osmosis
      @osmosis  Месяц назад

      Thank you! 🥰

  • @vince6829
    @vince6829 15 дней назад

    Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

  • @briantracy271
    @briantracy271 8 лет назад +2

    this is so awesome ... was going to review cardiology .. now its going to be easier

    • @osmosis
      @osmosis  8 лет назад +1

      Glad we could help!

  • @Ethiodaily22
    @Ethiodaily22 7 лет назад +1

    I love this channel, it makes it so clear!

  • @Lemuria1993
    @Lemuria1993 8 лет назад +4

    Thank you for the amazing work you do!

    • @osmosis
      @osmosis  8 лет назад +2

      You're very welcome Lemuria. =)

  • @christinesu3186
    @christinesu3186 6 месяцев назад

    So Informative! May I use some pictures of this video in my annual oral-report? It's literally a huge help for me to do the report.

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  • @pookab5905
    @pookab5905 3 месяца назад

    Fascinating video and so well explained thank you!

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      @osmosis  3 месяца назад

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  • @siphiwesibeko1287
    @siphiwesibeko1287 8 лет назад +1

    perfectly explained ,I don't have any questions, thank you

  • @claryfray4434
    @claryfray4434 3 года назад +1

    Thank you so much, this is so much better, reading my textbooks was giving me a headache

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    @ayeshapashaturk5771 Год назад

    you guyz nailed it . couldnt understand it any better

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    @melaninmel9213 7 лет назад +3

    Brilliant video! Easy to follow and understand. Thank you so much! Definitely subscribing ❤️

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  • @infinityinfinityinfi
    @infinityinfinityinfi 6 лет назад +1

    Really good at explaining. Nice!

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    @kambingDITTO 7 лет назад

    Do a video about stroke please. 😊❤️ This channel saved me. ☝🏾

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  • @SaraBethSingsxo
    @SaraBethSingsxo 7 лет назад

    i love it. It's so simple

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    @gustavocampos725 8 лет назад +1

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    @leartkrasniqi9999 6 лет назад

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    @iabeeer 7 лет назад +5

    Thanks a lot from sunny Egypt.

  • @odyrondegard1785
    @odyrondegard1785 7 лет назад

    I really love your video's and they are really helpfull. I have seen at least 50 of them. And I really glad you make them. I am even considering a donation. But what I missed in this particular video is an exact description of treatment. When I am in the ER, and I have a patient with this problem, it doesn't really matter which theory is the best, but I need to know how to controle it. So, just as feedback, go a little deeper in the treatment of the rather acute problems. Thank you very much!

  • @ngbc5342
    @ngbc5342 3 года назад

    Great explanation of my new affliction

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    @cocoalove1315 6 лет назад

    Thanks a ton. You gave me more informatjon than my book

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    thank you from Barbados

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    @zleeloo 8 лет назад

    Thanks from Australia! Amazingly good videos!!

  • @Daltarakis
    @Daltarakis 6 лет назад

    This video is good AF...

  • @jeff824
    @jeff824 2 года назад

    wow. I'm watching this in the hospital. I had an ambulance ride, a fib, pneumonia....and survived the intubation.

    • @osmosis
      @osmosis  2 года назад

      Hi Jeff! We hope you're better now! 🙏🏼

  • @MsDelilahlee
    @MsDelilahlee 8 лет назад +3

    Nicely explained 😍 thanks @Osmosis

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    @roqaiaalansary9390 2 года назад

    i really enjoy your lessons it helps me a lot in my study

    • @osmosis
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      Hi Roqaia! Our pleasure to help! 😊

  • @judithchimee4191
    @judithchimee4191 8 лет назад

    Excellent explanation

  • @bettybetty6308
    @bettybetty6308 7 лет назад

    Thanks for the informative video, explains what is going on inside me.

    • @osmosis
      @osmosis  7 лет назад

      We're glad we could help, Bet ty Betty. Take care.

  • @markjching
    @markjching 6 лет назад

    excellent illustration =)

  • @amitabhadan8023
    @amitabhadan8023 3 года назад

    Very good video to clear the idea

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    @dinaamir8231 7 лет назад

    love your videos!!!!!! always just the right amount of detail and to the point
    THANKS

  • @thasmaibr6080
    @thasmaibr6080 7 лет назад

    amazing explanation !!! thanks for all ur vedios !!

  • @antiqueowl
    @antiqueowl 11 месяцев назад

    Needs current revision. (2024) Ablation, types (Cryo, RF & PFA) are now recommended first line of treatment

  • @Kez_abi
    @Kez_abi 3 года назад +2

    Thanks for making this. Makes me understand my heart more.
    Tho watching your other videos makes me realise how messed up my heart is. I have
    Wolff Parkinson White
    Cardiomyopathy
    Sinus Tachycardia
    Ventricular Pre-excitation
    Atrial Fibrillation
    Supraventricular tachycardia
    So yeah 😑

    • @osmosis
      @osmosis  3 года назад

      We're sorry to hear that, Keziah. We hope our video was able to help. 🙏🏽

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    @Sarojkumar-rw5xk 7 лет назад

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    @sonalisingh78 6 лет назад

    Your videos r quite helpful...thanks a lot.

  • @mohammedaslam70
    @mohammedaslam70 7 лет назад

    thank you soo much ....this is great help for us medical students !!

    • @osmosis
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    • @mohammedaslam70
      @mohammedaslam70 7 лет назад

      thank you . will definitely do so.

  • @caden4214
    @caden4214 7 лет назад

    Great work! Helps a lot.

  • @mariasaddler3433
    @mariasaddler3433 7 лет назад

    question: you say that the loss of the atrial kick is not life threatening but it seems like the loss of that kick may cause the blood pooling that makes people with afib more prone to embolism and stroke... is that not the case?

  • @fergferguson7370
    @fergferguson7370 8 лет назад +1

    Good stuff very informative..👍🏻

  • @leonoraclark8743
    @leonoraclark8743 3 года назад

    So concise.....very informative...thanks👍

  • @aRawLifestyle
    @aRawLifestyle 7 лет назад

    Excellent explanation!!

  • @1704putera
    @1704putera 7 лет назад

    great video guys

  • @jmharshithaa7738
    @jmharshithaa7738 11 месяцев назад

    Thankyou, your videos have helped me a lot.😊

    • @osmosis
      @osmosis  11 месяцев назад

      Happy to help! 🤓🩺 🙌🏼

  • @gehadgamal9241
    @gehadgamal9241 6 лет назад

    awesome video. great job

  • @douniacats
    @douniacats 6 лет назад

    Thank You so much
    شكرًا جزيلا

  • @nuraidaayuk859
    @nuraidaayuk859 8 лет назад

    hello from indonesia !
    your videos are so great. help me a lot, thankyou :) I'll wait your next video. i hope you make a video about pre eclampsia and eclampsia :)

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  • @sathakamara1324
    @sathakamara1324 2 года назад

    Very easy and lovely explanations and illustrations 🌹🍦💟

    • @osmosis
      @osmosis  2 года назад

      Thanks, Satha! 😀

  • @md.ashrafulkarim6778
    @md.ashrafulkarim6778 7 лет назад

    amazing as always

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    @mudaralallaf5284 8 лет назад +1

    Love your videos....keep up the good work ..

  • @capricorneo6645
    @capricorneo6645 6 лет назад

    You should’ve mentioned the name of medications used to treat AFib.

  • @snowbearize
    @snowbearize Год назад +2

    All you have to do is to cough it hard. It will regain normal heart rhythm. Just cough it and the heart beat normalizes right away. Then you can seek medical assistance

  • @wisdomtruth4213
    @wisdomtruth4213 6 лет назад

    excellent lecture

  • @eramzeba3417
    @eramzeba3417 7 месяцев назад

    khatarnak explanation😇

  • @mekkagarcia6186
    @mekkagarcia6186 8 лет назад +1

    Love these videos!

  • @ayamasri3531
    @ayamasri3531 8 лет назад +3

    such a great work :)

  • @shivanipatel3975
    @shivanipatel3975 7 лет назад

    thank you !!! blessed:) from india

  • @chiararuthelgario5305
    @chiararuthelgario5305 2 года назад +1

    I am currently experiencing this. It's the 3rd day now.

  • @tristanmason7405
    @tristanmason7405 2 года назад

    Thanks Rishi 👍🏻👏

  • @monamaldrete5415
    @monamaldrete5415 2 месяца назад

    THE BEST MEDECINE TO CORRECT O HEALP

  • @floralarose4462
    @floralarose4462 7 лет назад +1

    you are guys life savers! thank you so much for all your hard work.