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Atrial Fibrillation: Common heart arrythmia with rapid beating in upper chambers. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Atrial Fibrillation is available below.
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Electrical signals in the atria are fired in a very fast and uncontrolled manner. Electrical signals arrive in the ventricles in a completely irregular fashion, so the heart beat is completely irregular. (Source: excerpt from NHLBI, Arrhythmia: NHLBI)
Disorder of cardiac rhythm characterized by rapid, irregular atrial impulses and ineffective atrial contractions. - (Source - Diseases Database)
Fibrillation of the muscles of the atria of the heart - (Source - WordNet 2.1)
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