Understanding Atrial fibrillation
By Dr. Luis Novak, MD · · Cardiology
Patients often ask us about atrial fibrillation. Here is what our Cardiology clinicians want you to know.
About this topic
Topic: atrial fibrillation. A heart conduction disease that is characterized by uncoordinated electrical activity in the heart's upper chambers (the atria), which causes the heartbeat to become fast and irregular and has symptoms palpitations, weakness, fatigue, lightheadedness, dizziness, confusion, shortness of breath and chest pain.
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