How to Use A-fib in a Sentence
A-fib
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Women faced greater odds for heart failure and coronary artery disease, while younger people were more affected by heart failure and A-fib.
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Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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According to experts, a pulse measurement can underestimate the true heart rate of a patient in A-fib.
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Lizzie Presser,
ProPublica,
14 Jan. 2026
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A-fib is an irregular, quivering or often rapid heart rhythm resulting from the heart’s upper chambers, the atria, beating out of sync with the lower chambers, the ventricles.
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Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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Before the study began, 60% of people in the coffee-drinking group and 65% in the no-coffee group said that coffee had never triggered an A-fib episode.
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Kaitlin Sullivan,
NBC news,
9 Nov. 2025
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Also known as A-fib, the condition is an irregular heart rhythm that begins in your heart’s upper chambers, per Cleveland Clinic.
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Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
23 Dec. 2025
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More than 10 million Americans live with atrial fibrillation, or A-fib, a common heart disorder that causes heart palpitations and can lead to heart failure, blood clots and stroke.
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Kaitlin Sullivan,
NBC news,
9 Nov. 2025
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