Oct 3, 2025 · Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is an irregular and often very rapid heart rhythm. An irregular heart rhythm is called an arrhythmia. AFib can lead to blood clots in the heart. The condition also increases …

Atrial fibrillation (AFib) may be diagnosed when a health checkup is done for another reason. To diagnose AFib, the healthcare professional examines you and listens to your heart.

Oct 3, 2025 · Mayo Clinic staff in the Heart Rhythm Clinic has extensive experience and expertise in diagnosing and treating people with atrial fibrillation and other heart rhythm disorders.

Aug 29, 2024 · A person can have both atrial flutter and AFib. Atrial flutter may not cause symptoms. But some people may have a pounding, rapid heartbeat and chest pain. Fainting or almost fainting also …

Jun 18, 2025 · The atria can remodel as a response to atrial fibrillation. This makes patients more prone to AFib, and harder to get patients out of this rhythm and keep them in normal sinus rhythm," says …

May 29, 2025 · Atrial fibrillation is a common type of heart rhythm disorder where the heart doesn't beat efficiently. This makes the heart unable to pump enough blood out to the body with each heartbeat. …

Nov 26, 2024 · Bonow RO, et al., eds. Atrial fibrillation: Clinical features, mechanisms and management. In: Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine. 12th ed. Elsevier; 2022. …

Overview Atrial tachycardia is an irregular heartbeat, called an arrhythmia. It's a type of supraventricular tachycardia. During an atrial tachycardia episode, the heart beats more than 100 times a minute. …

Jan 23, 2024 · An atrial septal defect (ASD) is a hole between the heart's upper chambers. The heart problem is present at birth. It is a type of congenital heart defect.

Mar 8, 2024 · La fibrilación auricular es un ritmo cardíaco irregular y, a menudo, muy rápido. El ritmo cardíaco irregular se conoce como arritmia. La fibrilación auricular puede derivar en coágulos …