{"id":7007,"date":"2017-06-12T13:55:06","date_gmt":"2017-06-12T11:55:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bio.paissangroup.com\/patologie\/fibrillazione-atriale\/"},"modified":"2023-08-25T09:22:39","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T07:22:39","slug":"fibrillazione-atriale","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bio.paissangroup.com\/en\/patologie\/fibrillazione-atriale\/","title":{"rendered":"Atrial fibrillation"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row top_margin=”page-margin-top” el_position=”first last”][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_custom_heading source=”post_title” font_container=”tag:h1|font_size:30%20px|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes” el_class=”up”][vc_column_text el_class=”pagine-interne”]The contents of this page have been produced by a team of physicians and experts of the Italian Institute of Telemedicine in compliance with the recommendations of the latest medical and scientific guidelines. Institutional communication not subject to authorisation pursuant to the Ministerial Decree 23\/02\/2006<\/em><\/p>\n

What is the atrial fibrillation?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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The\u00a0atrial fibrillation<\/strong>\u00a0has to be considered as an arrhythmia<\/strong>,\u00a0i.e. a heartbeat disorder<\/strong>\u00a0arising in the atria, two of the four cardiac chambers. By atrial fibrillation, atria contract in an uncoordinated manner, causing blood stagnation inside them. The risk in this case is the\u00a0formation of clots<\/strong>, o. e. solidified blood clusters.<\/p>\n

Clots are very dangerous because they can enter the\u00a0blood stream<\/strong>, reach the brain, obstructing the\u00a0cerebral arteries<\/strong>\u00a0and causing a brain stroke, which can be defined as a real\u00a0infarction<\/a>, but at brain level.<\/p>\n

Atrial fibrillation<\/strong>\u00a0is often a\u00a0symptom-free condition<\/u>. This means it causes no complains and is therefore particularly dangerous because who suffers from it, is not aware of it and does not get duly treated, with the resulting increase in the risks of cardiovascular diseases and of cerebral strokes. Only specific exams such as, for instance, an electrocardiogram\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>can give a definitive diagnosis, anyway there are also instant check indicators (for instance feel the wrist pulse to look for possible anomalies) which may point to an atrial fibrillation.<\/p>\n

Atrial fibrillation in figures<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The\u00a0atrial fibrillation<\/strong>\u00a0is the most common cardiac arrhythmia\u00a0<\/strong>among the adult population. On average it affects the 2% of adult people and the risk grows along with the age: 1 person out of 4, over 40, has risk factors of the arising of the atrial fibrillation.<\/p>\n

In Italy more than 1 million people are affected by atrial fibrillation<\/u>, with 120 thousand new cases each year. The most serious consequence of the atrial fibrillation is the cerebral stroke, which in one case out of five is due to this arrhythmia.<\/p>\n

The risk factors of atrial fibrillation<\/strong><\/h2>\n

There are particular conditions relating to a high risk of atrial fibrillation.<\/p>\n