What Is Atrial Fibrillation/flutter?
Our heart beats in a specific rhythm throughout our lives. Sometimes, there is a slight disturbance in this rhythm, owing to a variety of factors. This disturbed rhythm is the condition called arrhythmia. Atrial fibrillation is the occurrence of such a disturbance in the rhythm in the atria of the human heart. The result is an erratic increase in the heart rate. The two upper chambers of the human heart comprise the atria. There are a large number of people who are susceptible to this disease. In America alone, the number of people with atrial fibrillation stands at a whopping 2.2 million. What happens during atrial fibrillation is that instead of the usual regular beating, the heart experiences a kind of a tremor in the atria. As a result, not all the blood that collects in the atria is pushed out. This can result in unusual amounts of blood collecting in these two chambers and possibly clotting. The clot can travel all the way to the brain through the arteries, and clog an artery the
