Atrial Fibrillation

Conditions and Treatments

A Type of Irregular Heartbeat Can Cause Stroke, Heart Attack

U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney was treated and released Wednesday from a Washington hospital after experiencing an irregular heartbeat. Mr. Cheney suffered from the most common type of irregularity, called atrial fibrillation. VOA’s Carol Pearson tells us what this condition is and why it is taken seriously.

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