Atrial fibrillation is the most commonly diagnosed abnormal heart rhythm.
Atrial fibrillation gets worse over time. So it's best to have atrial fibrillation treated before it progresses and causes other health problems.1
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2. Calkins, H. et al. (2018). 2017 HRS/EHRA/ECAS/APHRS/SOLAECE Expert Consensus Statement on Catheter and Surgical Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation. Heart Rhythm, 14(10):e275-444.
3. Barbarossa, A., et al. (2014). Silent atrial fibrillation: a critical review. Journal of atrial fibrillation, 7(3): 1138, http://www.jafib.com/PMC/XML/Inprogress/1138/1138pdf_federico_guerra.pdf