What does AF stand for?

Atrial Fibrillation (also seen as Afebrile)

This definition appears very rarely and is found in the following Acronym Finder categories:

Science, medicine, engineering, etc.

Other Resources:

<< Previous	Abbreviation Database Surfer		Next >>
Asian Female Assets Forfeiture Association Football (blog) Assured Forwarding Assured Forwarding (Differentiated Services Code Point) Astoria Financial Corporation (stock symbol) Athlete's Foot ATM Forum Atom Films Atomic Fluorescence		Atrial Flutter Attack Flamingo (band) Attack Force Audio Frequency Augmentation Force(s) Aunt Flo (slang for menstrual period) Australia Fair (national anthem) Authority Figure Auto-Feed Auto-Flash

Samples in periodicals archive:

Atrial Fibrillation (AF) or Afib is the most common heart rhythm disorder and effects around 1per cent of the population.

Atrial Fibrillation and Treatment

Summary: Sanofi-aventis (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY) announced today the launch Sanofi-aventis (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY) announced today the launch of the RealiseAF registry (Real Life global Survey Evaluating patients with Atrial Fibrillation), an international, cross-sectional, observational registry that will be conducted in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF).

Sanofi-aventis Launches Major New Registry

Atrial fibrillation is characterised by an abnormal heart rhythm.

Check your pulse to stave off stroke

Multaq also is the first drug for atrial fibrillation that has been shown to reduce hospitalizations due to cardiovascular problems.

Sanofi-Aventis arrhythmia drug Multaq approved

Researchers combined it with aspirin, in clinical trials known as ACTIVE-A of 7,554 patients, to show that it could help patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) who are unable to take other blood thinning medications such as warfarin.

Blood thinner plus aspirin can cut strokes: study

A more recently completed trial, focused on patients with less severe health problems, showed Multaq significantly reduced the need for hospitalization due to atrial fibrillation when compared with placebo.

FDA favors approval for Sanofi heart drug

Previous studies have shown an association between alcohol consumption and risk of incident atrial fibrillation in men, but not in women.

Alcohol consumption raises risk of atrial fibrillation in women