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Did your heart flutter? It’s Atrial fibrillation (AFib), not Love!

Do you feel that your heart beats twice as fast as the average resting heart rate? It’s not your new romance but a heart disease that can bring some heart-related complications. You need to consult a doctor for your irregular heartbeat treatment and not your lover at least for Afib. Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is a common heart rhythm disorder that makes it difficult for the heart to pump blood, increasing the person’s risk of heart diseases like stroke. To be precise, it's a condition when the two upper heart chambers experience chaotic electrical signals, resulting in irregular heart rhythm. This rhythm disturbance is the most common disorder across the globe, with 1-2% prevalence, suggest experts. Let’s understand in detail. People suffering from this disease feel their heart rates getting elevated even when they aren’t doing any physical activities. The fact is that a person suffering from atrial fibrillation can beat from 100 to 175 beats per minute (bpm)