Atrial fibrillation
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You expected to sail through your yearly check-up. What you didn't expect was a diagnosis of a heart rhythm problem called atrial fibrillation.
Atrial fibrillation occurs in about 1 percent of adults in their 60s. The incidence rate rises with age after that, with about 10 to 12 percent of people in their 80s having atrial fibrillation.
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