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The Truth About AFib
Fed Pract. 2013 December;30(12):45-46
An arrhythmia (ay-RITH-me-ah) is a problem with the rate or rhythm of the heartbeat, causing the heart to beat too fast, too slow, or irregularly. Atrial fibrillation (AY-tree-ull fib-rah- LAY-shun), or AFib (pronounced ay-fib), is the most common type of arrhythmia, affecting about 2.7 million people in the U.S.