The resultant irregular rhythm may be difficult to differentiate from atrial fibrillation. |
Digoxin is incapable of converting atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter to a normal sinus rhythm. |
Patients should be monitored for an exacerbation of atrial fibrillation or flutter, and for increasing ventricular rates. |
It is not uncommon for this rhythm to progress into atrial flutter or atrial fibrillation. |
Patients with atrial fibrillation also had more drug days for diuretics and for electrolytes. |
Wide concern has been expressed that when such criteria are used, atrial fibrillation is being undertreated in elderly people. |