Atrial fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation is caused when the two upper chambers of the heart beat irregularly and often rapidly. These upper chambers are also known as the atria.
Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation causes a fast and erratic heartbeat. It is a complication of various diseases. Medication can slow the heart rate back to normal, and ease symptoms.
ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an arrhythma (irregular heart beat) that may be episodic (paroxysmal) or chronic.
AF is associated with a 5 times increase in the risk of stroke.
Atrial fibrillation/flutter
Definition
Atrial fibrillation/flutter is a heart rhythm disorder (arrhythmia). It usually involves a rapid heart rate that is not regular.
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Overview
A dominantly inherited condition where abnormal electrical activity in the heart causes it to have a fast and irregular beat.
Atrial Fibrillation Overview
Atrial fibrillation describes a rapid, irregular heart rhythm. The irregular rhythm, or arrhythmia, results from abnormal electrical impulses in the heart. The irregularity can be continuous, or it can come and go.
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What is an arrhythmia?
Arrhythmias (or dysrhythmias) are abnormal rhythms of the heart which cause the heart to pump less effectively.
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The heart is a muscle that contracts in rhythmic sequence for the duration of our lifetime. Each beat is stimulated by an electrical signal that is generated by the heart's conduction system.
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Alternate Names : Auricular fibrillation, A-fib
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Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a disorder of the rhythm of the heart. It results from disorganized electrical activity in the atria of the heart, which causes rapid stimulation of the ventricles, leading to an irregular pulse rate.
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Your heart is a muscular pump, responsible for delivering blood to the rest of your body. When your heart doesn't beat in a normal way, it can't do this as efficiently.
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ATRIAL FIBRILLATION OVERVIEW
Atrial fibrillation (also called AF or a-fib) is an abnormal rhythm of the heart. It is relatively common, affecting 2.3 million adults in the United States.
Atrial fibrillation/flutter is a heart rhythm disorder (arrhythmia). It usually involves a rapid heart rate, in which the upper heart chambers (atria) are stimulated to contract in a very disorganized and abnormal manner.
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Atrial fibrillation (AF) has been attributed to multiple wavelets with chaotic reentry within the atria.
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In atrial fibrillation, electrical signals in your heart's upper chambers (atria) cause your atria to beat quickly and chaotically, which causes an irregular fast heart rhythm.
You may have been in the hospital because you have atrial fibrillation. When you have atrial fibrillation, your heart beats in an irregular way, usually faster than normal.
Atrial fibrillation is an abnormality of heart rhythm in which chambers of the heart contract in a disorganized manner, producing an irregular heart rate.
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Atrial fibrillation is the most common cause of the heart beating irregularly. Such palpitations feel unpleasant and can also signify other health problems.
Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke
The illustration shows how a stroke can occur during atrial fibrillation. A blood clot (thrombus) can form in the left atrium of the heart.
Atrial fibrillation is the most common type of sustained abnormal heart rhythm (arrhythmia), affecting more than 3 million people in the United States. The risk of developing this irregular heart rhythm increases with age.
Atrial fibrillation is a change in your heart rhythm. It causes an irregular and sometimes very fast heartbeat.
How does it occur?
Stroke risk from atrial fibrillation
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Your score will appear in as a value from 1% to 99%. If your score is 5%, it means that 5 out of 100 people with this level of risk will have a stroke in the next 5 years.
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In most cases, atrial fibrillation is due to an existing heart condition. But atrial fibrillation can occur in people with no structural heart problems.
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Atrial fibrillation
Rapid, irregular contractions of the heart muscle fibres.
atrial fibrillation - occurs when the atria beat irregularly and too fast
ventricular fibrillation - occurs when the ventricles beat irregularly and too fast
bradycardia - occurs when the heart beats too slow ...
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Electrical signals fire from multiple locations in the atria, causing abnormal quivering of the atria. (1). The atrioventricular node — your heart's natural pacemaker — is unable to prevent all of ...
Atrial fibrillation-A rapid, uncoordinated quivering of the upper chamber of the heart.
Atrium-The upper chamber of the heart.
Pulmonary valve-The valve at the opening from the right ventricle to the artery that leads to the lungs.
Atrial fibrillation: A condition in which the electrical signals come from the atria at a very fast and erratic rate. The ventricles contract in an irregular manner because of the erratic signals coming from the atria.
Atrial fibrillation - This is a supraventricular arrhythmia that causes a rapid and irregular heartbeat, during which the atria quiver or "fibrillate" instead of beating normally.
Atrial fibrillation occurs more often in the elderly, though it can occur at any age. In addition, it is possible for a person to alternate between having a normal heart rhythm and experiencing atrial fibrillation.
Atrial fibrillation. The heart beats too fast and irregularly. This type of arrhythmia requires treatment and can increase your risk of stroke.
Paroxysmal atrial tachycardia (PAT). The heart has episodes when it beats fast, but regularly.
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Atrial fibrillation -very rapid, irregular twitching in the atrium, when the ventricular heart rate is not too fast
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The coronary arteries supply blood to the heart muscle. The right coronary artery supplies both the left and the right heart; the left coronary artery supplies the left heart.
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Fibrillation of the muscles of the atria of the heart. [Wordnet].
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atrial fibrillation - a very fast and irregular beating of the atria (the upper two chambers of the heart).
atrial flutter - a very fast beating of the atria (the upper two chambers of the heart).
Atrial fibrillation is serious heart disease, but it's treatable if diagnosed early. Learn about EKGs, echocardiograms and other tests that detect AF symptoms. See more »
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