ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
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ATRIAL FIBRILLATION-causes,Symptoms and Treatment
Atrial Fibrillation, this is a heart disease which involves Irregular and rapid heart rate mainly accompanied with Heart failure,strokes and other complications
CAUSES OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
– This disease occurs when there is problems of Electrical Signs in two upper chambers of the Heart, and the following factors can increase the risk of this disease;
• Alcohol consumption
• Too caffeine and Tobacco uses
• Uses of Certain medications for long period of time
• A problem of High blood pressure
• Heart attack
• Presence of congenital heart defects
• Any problem involve thyroid gland
• Presence of Viral Infection
• Previous heart surgery
• Presence of Lung diseases
etc
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SYMPTOMS OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION INCLUDES;
– Presence of Dizzness
– Shortness of Breath
– Presence of chest pain
– Fatique
– Headache
– Poor ability to do normal activity
– Body weakness
– etc
PREVENTION OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
✓ Avoid too much alcohol consumption and Limit caffeine intake
✓ Do physical exercise
✓ Avoid smoking
✓ Eat balance diet
✓ Avoid stress
etc
TREATMENT OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
– Treatment of this disease depend on how long the disease occur, But in general different methods can be used to treat Atrial Fibrillation such as;
• Do electrical cardioversion
• With uses of different medications/drugs
etc
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