FAQs

Atrial fibrillation is important because (a) it can lead to a stroke, and (b) it can drastically impair one’s quality of life due to disabling symptoms.

Atrial fibrillation occurs due to electrical triggers in the heart that can become active and fire electricity. This can occur due to a variety of reasons. Many times, there is no explanation for this electrical firing. However, other times a specific reason can be identified. These include heart attack, heart failure, lung disease, sleep apnea, [...]

Atrial fibrillation is a heart rhythm disturbance involving the upper two chambers of the heart.  It causes these upper chambers to beat in a very fast and irregular manner.  This impairs the normal function of these upper chambers to pump blood to the bottom chambers.