{"id":4838,"date":"2024-04-23T16:10:10","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T16:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=4838"},"modified":"2024-04-23T16:29:15","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T16:29:15","slug":"a-fib-symptoms-and-treatment-what-younger-adults-should-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=4838","title":{"rendered":"A-Fib Symptoms and Treatment: What Younger Adults Should Know"},"content":{"rendered":"
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New research suggests that A-fib may be more prevalent, and more dangerous, in people under 65 than previously thought.<\/p>\n

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Atrial fibrillation, a common cardiac condition that raises the risk of stroke, is increasingly affecting the health of people under the age of 65.<\/p>\n

For years, experts thought that A-fib, a type of irregular heartbeat, primarily occurred in people age 65 and older, and that younger people with the condition most likely wouldn\u2019t develop other cardiac issues, said Dr. Aditya Bhonsale, a cardiac electrophysiologist at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. But in new research published Monday, Dr. Bhonsale and his colleagues examined data on more than 67,000 patients with A-fib who were treated at the center, nearly one-quarter of whom were under the age of 65. Those patients had an increased risk of death, compared to people without the condition. They also often had risk factors for A-fib like high blood pressure, obesity and sleep apnea, which could make cardiovascular health issues worse.<\/p>\n