persistant atrial fibrillation

donnakellykent@gmail.comdonnakellykent@gmail.com
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Hello All,

please tell us the difference between persistant afib and paraxysmol afib. Apparently persistant is a cc in I10. We are unclear as to what to look for and therefore what question(s) to ask.
Thanks for any help, Donna

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  • jmoconnor3@partners.orgjmoconnor3@partners.org
    edited April 2016
    http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/af/types
    Try this link.
    Hope it helps.
    Jeanne

  • mary.mcgrady@accuityhealthcare.commary.mcgrady@accuityhealthcare.com
    edited April 2016
    Atrial fibrillation
    • Paroxysmal AF - AF that terminates spontaneously or with intervention within 7 days of onset; episodes may recur with variable frequency.
    • Persistent AF - Continuous AF that is sustained >7 days.
    • Permanent AF - When the patient and clinician make a joint decision to stop further attempts to restore and/or maintain sinus rhythm.

    Basic definitions from the JACC 2014 AHA/ACC/HRS Guidelines for the management of patients with atrial fibrillation: Executive summary.

    Mary McGrady MSN,RN, CCDS
    Director Clinical Documentation Program
    NYU Langone Medical Center


  • donnakellykent@gmail.comdonnakellykent@gmail.com
    Thank you, very helpful.
  • gwojogwojo
    edited April 2016
    Is this the famour Mary McGrady at Langone Medical Center in New York that I was reading about, just last night,  in the new Journal regarding Quality and CDI?
    Thanks for the information,
     
    Fran~

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