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  2. New research indicates that 1 hour of moderate exercise per week can help prevent atrial fibrillation (AFib). While a small amount of exercise reduced AFib risk, study participants who exercised ...

  3. This Much Walking Per Week Can Reduce Your Risk For A ... - AOL

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    More than 2 million adults in the U.S. have atrial fibrillation, which causes an irregular heartbeat, according to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI).

  4. 'I Was Diagnosed With AFib at 38—This Symptom Made Me ... - AOL

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    Each year, more than 454,000 people in the U.S. are hospitalized with atrial fibrillation, the most common type of treated heart arrhythmia. It also contributes to 158,000 deaths each year. It ...

  5. Atrial fibrillation - Wikipedia

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    Atrial fibrillation is associated with an increased risk of heart failure, dementia, and stroke. [3] [12] It is a type of supraventricular tachycardia. [14] Atrial fibrillation frequently results from bursts of tachycardia that originate in muscle bundles extending from the atrium to the pulmonary veins. [15]

  6. Fibrillation - Wikipedia

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    There are two major classes of cardiac fibrillation: atrial fibrillation and ventricular fibrillation. Atrial fibrillation is an irregular and uncoordinated contraction of the cardiac muscle of atria. It can be a chronic condition, usually treated with anticoagulation and sometimes with conversion to normal sinus rhythm.

  7. Anticoagulant - Wikipedia

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    These anticoagulants are used to treat patients with deep-vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) and to prevent emboli in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), and mechanical prosthetic heart valves. Other examples are acenocoumarol, phenprocoumon, atromentin, and phenindione. [citation needed]