Atrial fibrillation—what it is and what to do
THE MOST COMMON kind of heart-rhythm abnormality, atrial fibrillation (AFib) affects about six percent of people over 65. It happens when the atria—the heart’s two upper chambers—contract quickly and chaotically. Whereas a normal resting heart rate ranges between 60 and 100 beats per minute, a resting heart affected by AFib may at times beat between 100 and 175 times within the same time period.
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