WHAT’S AFIB? AFIB - Mercy · AVOIDING AFIB: AFib is the most common type of irregular heartbeat...
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Your life is our life’s work. SOURCES: HEALTHLINE.COM CDC.GOV HEART.ORG NHLBI.NIH.GOV KNOWING AFIB (ATRIAL FIBRILLATION) WHAT’S AFIB? AFib is short for atrial fibrillation, an irregular, weak heartbeat that increases your risk for heart disease and stroke. It is the most common kind of irregular heartbeat. BY THE NUMBERS: IT FEELS LIKE: RISK FACTORS: AVOIDING AFIB: AFib is the most common type of irregular heartbeat 15% of strokes are a result of untreated AFib 15% 70% of people with AFib are between 65 and 85 70% up to 6.1m Americans have AFib The risk for AFib increases as you age Men are at higher risk for developing Afib #1 People with AFib have a higher risk of stroke 2-7x Rapid, irregular heartbeat Fluttering feeling in your chest Heaviness in your chest Extreme tiredness/weakness Fainting/confusion/dizziness Sometimes no symptoms Lifestyle changes to help avoid or reduce AFib: Aging Heart disease Heavy drinking High blood pressure Family history Sleep apnea LEARN MORE: For more information or to schedule an appointment with a heart specialist, visit mercy.net/AFib Alcohol and caffeine limits Healthy weight Heart-healthy diet No smoking Doctor-approved exercise BMI “It seemed like my heart skipped a beat.” 750,000 hospital stays each year are caused by AFib
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Your life is our life’s work.SOURCES: HEALTHLINE.COM CDC.GOV HEART.ORG NHLBI.NIH.GOV
KNOWING
AFIB(ATRIAL FIBRILLATION)
WHAT’S AFIB?
AFib is short for atrial fibrillation,an irregular, weak heartbeat thatincreases your risk for heartdisease and stroke. It is the mostcommon kind of irregular heartbeat.
BY THE NUMBERS:
IT FEELS LIKE: RISK FACTORS:
AVOIDING AFIB:
AFib is the most commontype of irregular heartbeat
15% of strokes area result of untreated AFib15%
70% of people with AFibare between 65 and 8570%
up to 6.1mAmericans have AFib
The risk for AFib increases as you age
Men are at higher riskfor developing Afib#1
People with AFib havea higher risk of stroke2-7x
Rapid, irregular heartbeat
Fluttering feeling in your chest
Heaviness in your chest
Extreme tiredness/weakness
Fainting/confusion/dizziness
Sometimes no symptoms
Lifestyle changes to help avoid or reduce AFib:
Aging
Heartdisease
Heavydrinking
High bloodpressure
Familyhistory
Sleepapnea
LEARN MORE:For more information or to schedule an appointment with a heart specialist, visit mercy.net/AFib
Alcohol andca�eine limits
Healthyweight
Heart-healthydiet
Nosmoking
Doctor-approvedexercise
BMI
“It seemed likemy heart skipped
a beat.”
750,000hospital stays eachyear are caused by AFib
