Atrial fibrillation
An irregular, often rapid heart rhythm that raises stroke risk.
Prevention
Manage blood pressure, alcohol, sleep apnea, and thyroid disease.
Prognosis
Manageable; anticoagulation prevents most strokes.
Informational only — not medical advice.
Research (9)
- Hypothyroidism: A Review Chaker et al. (2025) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation Begets Atrial Fibrillation Yim et al. (2024) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- Inflammation and atrial fibrillation Mukai (2024) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- Bradyarrhythmias in patients with atrial fibrillation Floria et al. (2023) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: Safety in Numbers Ferrick (2023) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- Hyperthyroidism: aetiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, management, complications, and prognosis Effraimidis et al. (2023) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- Device-Detected Atrial Fibrillation Mulder et al. (2019) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- Atrial fibrillation in the elderly Martínez-Sellés et al. (2017) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
- 36th International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine : Brussels, Belgium. 15-18 March 2016 Liu et al. (2016) Full text ↗ PubMed ↗
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