The Briefing Room
General Category => Health/Education => Topic started by: PeteS in CA on April 23, 2024, 06:40:43 pm
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Atrial fibrillation becoming more common in middle-aged people
https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2024/04/22/atrial-fibrillation-middle-age/5051713792902/ (https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2024/04/22/atrial-fibrillation-middle-age/5051713792902/)
The dangerous heart rhythm disorder called atrial fibrillation is becoming more common in middle-aged people, a new study warns.
More than a quarter of patients at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) seeking care for A-Fib during the last decade were younger than 65, researchers found.
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The study also found that younger patients with A-Fib were more likely to die or to be hospitalized for heart failure, stroke or heart attack.
Atrial fibrillation is a quivering or irregular heartbeat in the upper chambers of the heart. The condition increases a person's risk of heart failure and stroke.
A-fib can go undetected until something serious happens. My 80-something Dad's was diagnosed after he crashed into someone's garage door while driving home, not remembering how he even came to be in that street. He got a pacemaker and also quit driving. My A-fib was discovered after having an otherwise unexplained stroke.
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Atrial fibrillation becoming more common in middle-aged people
https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2024/04/22/atrial-fibrillation-middle-age/5051713792902/ (https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2024/04/22/atrial-fibrillation-middle-age/5051713792902/)
A-fib can go undetected until something serious happens. My 80-something Dad's was diagnosed after he crashed into someone's garage door while driving home, not remembering how he even came to be in that street. He got a pacemaker and also quit driving. My A-fib was discovered after having an otherwise unexplained stroke.
Me too - Although my heart seems to be fine now. I wear a smart watch all the time, which has the capacity to warn me if I slip into a-fib. Dunno that it works, but it is supposed to.