What are the dangers of atrial fibrillation to the human body?

Atrial fibrillation is the most common persistent arrhythmia disease and is usually more common in the elderly. The main symptoms after illness are palpitations, fatigue, dizziness, etc. If the relevant treatment and control are not carried out in time, it can also bring various harm to the human body. So what are the harms of atrial fibrillation to the human body?

1.Thrombosis and Embolism

Thrombosis and embolism are the significant hazards that atrial fibrillation brings to the human body. When atrial fibrillation occurs, the atrium will lose its contractile function, and blood is very easy to form thrombus from stasis in the atrium. This thrombus will gradually fall off and flow to all parts of the body with the blood. The risk of occurrence will be significantly increased.

2.Organ failure

When atrial fibrillation occurs for a long time, it is easy to lead to the weakening of the contractile function of the atrium. At this time, the heart rate will be significantly accelerated, which will increase the risk of heart failure. In severe cases, it will lead to the decline of the function of various tissues and organs, and even the phenomenon of failure. Lung failure, causing lower extremity edema, in addition, some elderly patients may also have the possibility of stroke.

3.Sudden death

Sudden death is a typical harm caused by atrial fibrillation. Atrial fibrillation is an independent risk factor for stroke. Clinically, about 20% of stroke events are related to atrial fibrillation, and about 35% of patients with atrial fibrillation will have one or more thrombosis and embolism events in their lifetime, which may lead to sudden death, which is a threat to life safety. Sex is very prominent.

The above is the harm of atrial fibrillation to the human body. In order to reduce the risk of atrial fibrillation disease, it is recommended to take active treatment measures in the early stage of atrial fibrillation. Plus1Health  has an ECG patch for ECG monitoring and screening for atrial fibrillation. There is also a free app-“AFibCheck“, which can be downloaded and used by searching in the mobile app store, and the operation is simple and convenient.