www.alegent.com The symptoms arent that unusual a racing heart, dizziness, or being extremely tired. One Bellevue woman lived with them for more than 20 years before finding out that atrial fibrillation caused the problems. Alegent Health Cardiovascular Surgeon, Dr. Mohammed Quader explains the irregular heartbeat condition which, if not treated, can increase death risk by [...]
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Life Line Screening - Atrial Fibrillation & Stroke Animation
Posted April 17th, 2009 by admin | 1 Commentwww.lifelinescreening.com - During Afib, the heart’s upper chambers (the atria) beat irregularly or quiver, instead of beating effectively. As a result, the blood isn’t pumped completely out of the atria and may pool. Pooled blood is likely to form a clot. If the clot dislodges from the atria, it can travel to the brain (or [...]