Guide To Atrial Fibrillation Treatment

Atrial fibrillation is a condition characterized by a rapid and irregular heartbeat that can produce life-threatening complications, including heart failure, strokes, and numerous other heart conditions. For the heart to beat properly, the upper two chambers or atria and the lower two chambers or ventricles have to be in sync with each other. Atrial fibrillation occurs when the atria experience irregular and chaotic beating that discords from the ventricle rhythm. Symptoms of atrial fibrillation include breathlessness, heart palpitations, and weakness. Atrial fibrillation can be transient, or it may be chronic and consistent. Because atrial fibrillation causes blood stagnation in the atria, there is increased concern with the development of blood clots in these chambers. Blood clots travel around the body and cut off blood supply at the location where they become lodged.