Afib – atrial fibrillation – is a type of irregular heartbeat that may cause the heart to beat faster than usual. It is projected that by 2030, approximately 12 million people in the U.S. will have AFib. It is important to know that AFib increases the risk of stroke by about 5 times.
Join Rebecca Crichton, Executive Director of Northwest Center for Creative Aging and a member of Swedish Hospital’s Afib Clinic to discuss this common condition.