The Medical Minute: Atrial Fibrillation -- What is It?
Thursday, October 6, 2011 - 05:00
in Health & Medicine
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common heart rhythm disturbance in the United States and affects 2 to 4 million Americans. It is usually a disease of aging, however it can affect people of all ages -- 1 percent of people under age 60 and 10 percent of all people over age 80 have AF.