Patients with Pacemakers May Unknowingly Experience Atrial Fibrillation

Medline Plus reports that patients with pacemakers may unknowingly experience atrial fibrillation. When a heart condition becomes severe and leads to an inability to work for several months, you could qualify to receive long-term disability benefits.

Atrial fibrillation is a condition in which the heart rhythms aren’t normal; however, many individuals with an irregular heartbeat don’t feel the symptoms. The risk of a stroke is increased when atrial fibrillation isn’t detected.

Findings from a study done on 2,580 patients with pacemakers indicated that a third of them had episodes of an irregular heartbeat but only 15% of them were aware of it. The other 85% didn’t experience obvious symptoms.

It raises concerns that patients with pacemakers may need to be closely monitored, especially since many times the symptoms aren’t felt. Risk factors for stroke should especially be treated.

Even just a single episode of an irregular heartbeat that lasts at least 6 minutes makes it twice as likely that an individual will experience a stroke. The study also found that for every risk factor of stroke present, such as diabetes or high blood pressure, the likelihood of atrial fibrillation was greater.

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