ATRIAL FIBRILLATION-causes,Symptoms and Treatment

 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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