Do You Know Your Atrial Fibrillation (AFib) Facts?
Sources Reviewed by Minesh Khatri, MD on July 11, 2019 Medically Reviewed on July 11, 2019
Reviewed by Minesh
Khatri, MD on
July 11, 2019
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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center: “Atrial Fibrillation.”
Cleveland Clinic: “Atrial Fibrillation.”
Harvard Medical School: “Atrial Fibrillation: Common, Serious, Treatable.”
Johns Hopkins Medicine: “Atrial Fibrillation.”
Kidshealth.org: “Your Heart and Cardiovascular System.”
National Heart Foundation of Australia: “Cardiovascular Conditions -- Atrial Fibrillation.”
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NIH: “How is Atrial Fibrillation Treated?”
National Stroke Association: “A-fib Stroke Connection,” “Living with Atrial Fibrillation.”
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