The nurse notes that the patient with atrial fibrillation has hypotension and correlates this to decreased cardiac output secondary to which factor?

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Loss of atrial kick in atrial fibrillation leads to decreased cardiac output because the atria do not effectively contract to push blood into the ventricles, reducing the volume of blood pumped out of the heart.

The Nurse Notes That the Patient with Atrial Fibrillation Has