What is 心房纤颤?
Video: Learn about AFib and your heart
Atrial fibrillation is a quivering or irregular heartbeat, or 心律失常. Atrial fibrillation, also known as AFib or AF, can lead to blood clots, 中风, 心脏衰竭 and other heart-related complications. Over 12 million people are projected to have AFib by 2030.
Here’s how patients have described their experience:
“我的心怦怦乱跳, 跳过跳动, and feels like it’s banging against my chest wall, especially if I’m carrying stuff up my stairs or bending down.”
“I was nauseated, light-headed and weak. I had a really fast heartbeat and felt like I was gasping for air.”
“我没有任何症状. I discovered my AFib at a regular check-up. I’m glad we found it early.”
AFib期间发生了什么?
Normally, your heart contracts and relaxes to a regular beat. In AFib, the upper chambers of the heart, or the atria, beat irregularly. Because not enough blood is being pumped out of the atria, blood pools in the area. The pooled blood can clot – which can be extremely dangerous.
If a blood clot forms, it can be pumped out of the heart to the brain. This blocks the blood supply to the brain and causes a 中风.
About 15% to 20% of people who have 中风s have this heart 心律失常. The clot risk is why patients with this condition are prescribed blood thinners*.
Untreated AFib doubles the risk of heart-related deaths and is associated with a fivefold increased risk for 中风. Yet many people are unaware that AFib is a serious condition.
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