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A 79-year-old woman who had a three-month history of near-syncopal episodes associated with transient confusion and slurred speech was admitted to the hospital. Her son, an emergency medical technician, noted a rapid irregular pulse during one episode. Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation with a rapid ventricular response was documented during Holter monitoring. Medication was not started.

This is an older woman with recurrent spells that seem to be associated with a tachyrhythmia that was subsequently determined to be paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Atrial fibrillation is common in this age group even in the absence of detectable cardiac or systemic disease. At some point . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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