{"id":608,"date":"2021-02-24T12:16:20","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T12:16:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beat-af.com\/?page_id=608"},"modified":"2021-10-14T13:55:28","modified_gmt":"2021-10-14T13:55:28","slug":"what-is-af","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/beat-af.com\/?page_id=608","title":{"rendered":"WHAT IS AF"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1161613974\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 60px;\">WHAT IS AF ?<\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"is-divider divider clearfix\" ><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-974996193\">\n\n\n\t<div class=\"col medium-7 small-12 large-7\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1062070236\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/beat-af.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/iStock-175196412-1200x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beat-af.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/iStock-175196412-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/beat-af.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/iStock-175196412-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/beat-af.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/iStock-175196412-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/beat-af.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/iStock-175196412-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/beat-af.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/iStock-175196412-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style scope=\"scope\">\n\n#image_1062070236 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div class=\"col medium-5 small-12 large-5\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p>Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is the most common heart rhythm disturbance encountered by doctors.<\/p>\n<p>It can affect adults of any age, but it is more common as people get older. In the over 65 year old age group, it affects about 10% of people. Atrial fibrillation is not a life-threatening heart rhythm problem, but it can be troublesome and often requires treatment.<\/p>\n<p>Atrial fibrillation or AFib occurs when chaotic electrical activity develops in the upper chambers or atria, and completely takes over from the sinus node. As a result, the atria no longer beat in an organized way, and pump less efficiently. The AV node will stop some of these very rapid impulses from traveling to the ventricles, but the ventricles will still beat irregularly and possibly rapidly.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style scope=\"scope\">\n\n#section_1161613974 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n  background-color: #1f3989;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_2038379413\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"is-border\"\n\t\tstyle=\"border-color:rgb(235, 235, 235);border-width:1px 0px 0px 0px;\">\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row row-large align-middle align-center\"  id=\"row-1071246450\">\n\n\n\t<div class=\"col medium-4 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1642329557\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"511\" src=\"https:\/\/beat-af.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Image-12-HD-1400x701.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beat-af.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Image-12-HD-1400x701.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/beat-af.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Image-12-HD-800x400.jpg 800w, https:\/\/beat-af.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Image-12-HD-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/beat-af.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Image-12-HD-1536x769.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/beat-af.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Image-12-HD-2048x1025.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style scope=\"scope\">\n\n#image_1642329557 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h2><span style=\"color: #282828;\">Symptoms of AF<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #282828;\">Palpitations<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #282828;\">Otherwise known as awareness of the heartbeat, palpitations are the most common symptom of AFib. They may be rapid. The term &#8216;palpitations&#8217; can mean different things to different people but it generally refers to feeling that something is abnormal about the heartbeat.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #282828;\">Tiredness<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #282828;\">The causes of tiredness may be difficult to isolate or pin down, but this can mean anything from a general lack of energy and decreased exercise tolerance to chronic fatigue. Sometimes, if antiarrhythmic medication can cause tiredness. Tiredness may also be a feature of people who have AFib alongside heart failure.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #282828;\">Breathlessness<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #282828;\">Breathlessness can be mild to acute, and can be due to rapid ventricular activity.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #282828;\">Dizziness or lightheadedness<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #282828;\">Blackout (syncope)<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #282828;\">Chest pain or discomfort (angina)<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #282828;\">Sleep disturbance or insomnia<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #282828;\">No symptoms at all<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n<style scope=\"scope\">\n\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style scope=\"scope\">\n\n#section_2038379413 {\n  padding-top: 59px;\n  padding-bottom: 59px;\n  min-height: 300px;\n  background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_563502837\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-523944995\">\n\n\n\t<div class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p style=\"font-size: 18px;\">This can be the case even for people with permanent AFib. It is important that AFib is diagnosed quickly, but often it is only discovered at a routine medical examination or accidentally after visiting the doctor with an unrelated health problem. The patient may have been already suffering with it unknowingly for several years. Sometimes it may be only discovered at an ER department in a patient who has presented with a stroke, the very condition that medication could have prevented. (Text copyright AFAssociation)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For more Informations visit: https:\/\/www.heartrhythmalliance.org<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heartrhythmalliance.org\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1169 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/beat-af.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/AFA-Icon-Logo_US-684x400.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"215\" height=\"126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/beat-af.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/AFA-Icon-Logo_US-684x400.png 684w, https:\/\/beat-af.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/AFA-Icon-Logo_US-1369x800.png 1369w, https:\/\/beat-af.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/AFA-Icon-Logo_US-768x449.png 768w, https:\/\/beat-af.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/AFA-Icon-Logo_US-1536x898.png 1536w, https:\/\/beat-af.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/AFA-Icon-Logo_US.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 215px) 100vw, 215px\" 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