A normal heartbeat is 60 to 100 beats per minute (BPM). In AFib with RVR, your heart rate can reach more than 100 BPM. What Are the Risk Factors for AFib? You're more likely to get atrial fibrillation if you have: Heart disease Heart failure Valve disease Had a heart attack or hea...
you may feel a "fluttering" sensation. When atrial fibrillation is new in onset or poorly controlled by medications, you will often feel your heart racing. This rapid, abnormal heart rate can be dangerous if not treated and controlled quickly. With AFib, heart rate is so fast and irregular,...
you may feel a "fluttering" sensation. When atrial fibrillation is new in onset or poorly controlled by medications, you will often feel your heart racing. This rapid, abnormal heart rate can be dangerous if not treated and controlled quickly. With AFib, heart rate is so fast and irregular,...
a sensation of rapid or irregular heartbeat. This may make some people very anxious. Many people also describe an irregular fluttering sensation in their chests. This irregular fluttering sensation is due to the irregular rapid ventricular response (RVR) of the ventricles to the rapid irregular atr...
symptoms. The doctor can tell whether you suffer from atrial flutter vs AFib, signs and symptoms of AFib, AFib with RVR (rapid ventricular response), or some other cardiac condition altogether. (RVR with AFib means that the lower chambers of the heart, the ventricles, beat too fast due to...