A human body functions with the help of a complex system of organs in their body, to help them execute visible and invisible functions from day to day life. With the evolution of medicine and the various fields of it, information and general knowledge about most major ailments that affect a majority of member of the society. Despite having a plethora of details through research websites and print forums through several publications, there is still a lot to know about ailments which are being discovered and individuals being affected with it.

The heart is undoubtedly one of the most important organs in us, as it supplies and regulates the purification of the basic elements that keep you alive, blood. Ailments and disorders in relation to this organ have been of prime focus to know more about, among commoners in the country.

Atrial fibrillation is, unfortunately, a term that is least known of in the common realm, however, it is widely affected by individuals from almost all age groups.

By medical definition, when the persistent, irregular heart rate is noted from a person’s heart, the patient is at risk of atrial fibrillation. On decoding the term, atrial means something related to the upper chamber of one’s heart. The word fibrillation means unusual activity or spasms in the specific organ, in this case, the artery the heart. The reason why the irregular rate at which the heart beats is a concern because this leads to the poor flow of blood. This means that the ailment we are discussing here jeopardizes the basic function the organ performs, that ensures efficient flow of blood.

As per the medical institutions, the ailment is termed as common, affecting in the neighborhood of twenty-five percent of citizens every year.

It is taught in initial levels of biological education, that our heart comprises of compartments or partitions, depending on the role they play for the organ. It is of paramount importance that the upper and lower partition of the heart beats in the same rhythm. It is when the upper compartment does beat in the same wavelength as the lower compartment, that one gets diagnosed with atrial fibrillation.

In initial stages of the ailment, there is almost no symptom that notices to one’s outer self, however, at later stages, the often-observed signs are short breaths, unexplained fatigue and elongated periods of palpitations. These symptoms are bound by on and off sensation of mild to sharp pains around the area of the chest.

High blood pressure is one of the base reasons behind the development of atrial fibrillation. The best option that is chosen by the cardio specialists in the diagnosis of the ailment, is electrocardiograph or ECG.

Treatment for the ailment, is sort after, depending on the achievements the procedures are to accomplish. The achievements here include controlling the abnormal rate at which the upper compartment beats. From the abnormality, the arteries of the heart have a risk of forming blood clots. The treatments are to aim at preventing such clots to occur. Atrial fibrillation also increases the risk for the heart of undertow strokes. To control the unusual rhythms, the heart specialists recommended medications like, dofetilide, and rhythmal. As much as these drugs help to regulate the beats, it causes adverse effects like nausea, fatigue and intermittent dizziness.