A patient is experiencing atrial fibrillation. (a) Will this inevitably lead to ventricular fibrillation as well?...
A patient is experiencing atrial fibrillation.
(a) Will this inevitably lead to ventricular fibrillation as well? If yes/no, explain why/why not.
(b) Sketch the surface ECG you might expect, and describe its primary features.
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