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2. AFib is 3 times more widespread than doctors thought - AOL

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   Previous studies have reported that about 3.3 million people in the United States have atrial fibrillation (AFib) — a condition that causes the heart to beat in an irregular pattern or very rapidly.

3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, 75, Opens Up About Health After He ... - AOL

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   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, 75, sits down with Prevention to share his atrial fibrillation diagnosis and experience. Atrial fibrillation, or AFib, is a common heart condition that causes irregular heartbeat.

4. Atrial fibrillation - Wikipedia

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   Atrial fibrillation (AF, AFib or A-fib) is an abnormal heart rhythm (arrhythmia) characterized by rapid and irregular beating of the atrial chambers of the heart. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] It often begins as short periods of abnormal beating , which become longer or continuous over time. [ 4 ]

5. Dofetilide - Wikipedia

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   Because of the results of the DIAMOND study, some physicians use dofetilide in the suppression of atrial fibrillation in individuals with LV dysfunction, however use appears limited: After initially receiving marketing approval in Europe in 1999, Pfizer voluntarily withdrew this approval in 2004 for commercial reasons [3] and it is not ...

6. Holter monitor - Wikipedia

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   Atrial fibrillation recorded by a Holter monitor. Older monitors used reel-to-reel tapes or C90 or C120 audio cassettes, moving at a 1.7 mm/s or 2 mm/s speed to record the data. The recording could be played back and analyzed at 60 times the recording speed, so 24 hours of recording could be analyzed in 24 minutes.

7. Rivaroxaban - Wikipedia

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   Rivaroxaban, sold under the brand name Xarelto among others, is an anticoagulant medication (blood thinner) used to treat and prevent blood clots. [8] Specifically it is used to treat deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary emboli and prevent blood clots in atrial fibrillation and following hip or knee surgery. [8]