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atrial fibrillation
(redirected from Afib)

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Noun1.atrial fibrillation - fibrillation of the muscles of the atria of the heartatrial fibrillation - fibrillation of the muscles of the atria of the heart
arrhythmia, cardiac arrhythmia - an abnormal rate of muscle contractions in the heart
fibrillation - muscular twitching involving individual muscle fibers acting without coordination


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Atrial Fibrillation (AF) or Afib is the most common heart rhythm disorder and effects around 1per cent of the population.
Dukkipati, Director of Mount Sinai's Experimental Electrophysiology Laboratory, performed the procedure on a 58-year old man with a history of paroxysmal AFib on September 15.
This bi-directional, double balloon catheter enables physicians to rapidly isolate all four pulmonary veins for the treatment of AFib.
 
 
 
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