Afib vs Vfib

Atrial Fibrillation VS Ventricular Fibrillation

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What is Atrial Fibrillation? Atrial fibrillation is a condition that disrupts your heartbeat. A glitch in the heart’s electrical system makes the atria beat so fast they quiver, or fibrillate. This causes the ventricles to beat out of sync.*AFib can increase your risk of stroke, heart failure, or blood clots. What is Ventricular Fibrillation? The heart's electrical activity becomes disordered. The heart's ventricles contract rapidly. The heart pumps little to no blood.

AFib VFib ~ Fatigue ~ Fatigue ~ Dizziness ~ Dizziness ~ S.O.B ~ Syncope ~ Sweating ~ Rapid Heartbeat ~ Syncope ~ S.O.B ~ Confusion ~ Chest Pain ~ Chest Pain ~ Sudden Cardiac Arrest

Signs and Symptoms

References

AFib VFib ~ Medication ~ CPR ~ Nonsurgical Procedures ~ Defibrillation ~ Surgical Procedures ~ Medication ~ Cardioversion ~ Pacemaker ~ Ablation ~ Stent ~ Pacemaker ~ Surgery

Treatments

AFib VFib~ Death rate 1.5-1.9 times ~ Sudden Cardiac Arrest higher than people without ~ Pacemaker Afib ~ Stent ~ Afib accounts for 15% of strokes in the US~ Takes 5 years off of a man's life, and 8 years off of a womans life

Outcome