CureMyWife.com - A support network for women with chronic illness and pain » electrical cardioversion http://www.curemywife.com/blog Learn about lupus, coccyydynia, fibromyalgia, arthritis, depression, mixed connective tissue disorder, chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic pain, coccygectomy, atrial fibrillation, autoimmune disorders, migraine headaches Tue, 24 Aug 2010 05:56:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 What is atrial fibrillation (AF)? http://www.curemywife.com/blog/2009/10/16/what-is-atrial-fibrillation-af/ http://www.curemywife.com/blog/2009/10/16/what-is-atrial-fibrillation-af/#comments Sat, 17 Oct 2009 03:55:23 +0000 admin http://www.curemywife.com/blog/?p=36
Atrial fibrillation is a disorder that is fairly common and found in about 2.2 million Americans and roughly 250,000 Canadians. During atrial fibrillation, the heart's two small upper chambers, known as the atria, quiver like a bag of worms instead of beating as it normally should. Subsequently, blood isn't pumped completely out of the atria and may pool and clot. If a piece of a blood clot in the atria is pumped out of the heart and becomes lodged in an artery in the brain, the result is a stroke. About 15 percent of strokes occur in people with atrial fibrillation. [...]]]> http://www.curemywife.com/blog/2009/10/16/what-is-atrial-fibrillation-af/feed/ 0