What is atrial fibrillation

So, atrial fibrillation is the most common abnormal heart rhythm. It's more common as one gets older. The heart usually beats regularly, but in atrial fibrillation the heart starts beat irregularly and can beat too fast. Now this can then cause symptoms such as tiredness, lethargy, palpitations. It's very important to recognize when someone has atrial fibrillation not just to treat their symptoms but also people with an irregular heart rhythm are at higher risk of stroke and that also needs to be treated. For if you feel your heart rhythm is irregular you should be seen by your doctor and have an ECG which is an electrical tracing of the heart to confirm what heart rhythm you're in whether it's normal or it's irregular in atrial fibrillation.