Looking back, Kokomo resident Mike Beatty knew he had something as a teenager, but he couldn’t put a name to it. Whenever he’d overexert himself, he’d feel “different,” but it would go away with rest.
A doctor from Greenwich Hospital is helping us understand what is Atrial Fibrillation, or AFib. According to Yale Medicine, AFib affects as many as 6.1 million people in the U.S.
Treatment typically includes identifying the reason for the condition, reducing stroke risk and using medications or appropriate procedures to restore normal heart rhythm.