How to Use fibrillation in a Sentence

fibrillation

noun
  • The risk of stroke is about five times greater in people with atrial fibrillation.
    John Fauber and Coulter Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2021
  • Some people are in atrial fibrillation all the time, while others go in and out of it.
    Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 23 Feb. 2022
  • Despite being in the middle of an episode of atrial fibrillation, the man was alert and cracking jokes.
    Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 14 May 2024
  • The shock of the chilled blood may cause ventricular fibrillation leading to a heart attack and death.
    Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2024
  • The shock of the chilled blood may cause ventricular fibrillation leading to a heart attack and death.
    Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Atrial fibrillation is also the leading cause of stroke in the United States.
    Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 5 Mar. 2024
  • There are tons of sensors to track everything from atrial fibrillation and heart rate to your sleep.
    WIRED, 17 June 2023
  • The drug treats blood clots in the legs and lungs and reduces the risk of stroke in people with an irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation.
    Tom Murphy, Amanda Seitz and Chris Megerian, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Further Reading What is atrial fibrillation, and why is your watch telling you about it?
    Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 10 Sep. 2019
  • The pacemaker will help to protect his heart and treat the atrial fibrillation that led to his stroke, his campaign said Tuesday.
    Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY, 17 May 2022
  • Common factors that can lead to stroke, such as carotid artery disease and atrial fibrillation, did not apply in this case.
    Donna Vickroy, Daily Southtown, 22 June 2018
  • Atrial fibrillation is a common problem in which the natural rhythm of the heart is disturbed.
    Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 27 Dec. 2021
  • The overall goal of treatment of atrial fibrillation is to remove symptoms and reduce stroke risk.
    Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 19 June 2023
  • In some cases, the waiting time for an atrial-fibrillation ablation—a procedure to restore the heart’s normal rhythm—had grown from three months to a year and a half.
    Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2023
  • What about people whose atrial fibrillation was picked up by their smartwatch, though?
    Christie Aschwanden, Wired, 10 Jan. 2020
  • Alcohol is also linked to an abnormal heart rhythm, known as atrial fibrillation, which raises the risk of blood clots and stroke.
    Dana G. Smith, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2023
  • He is scheduled for heart surgery in December, related to his atrial fibrillation, but doesn’t think that will slow him down.
    Kay Lazar, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Nov. 2022
  • The drug from Pfizer and Bristol-Myers Squibb treats blood clots in the legs and lungs and reduces the risk of stroke in people with an irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation.
    Tom Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Atrial fibrillation, an abnormal, irregular heart rhythm, can cause clots to form in the heart, increasing the risk of stroke five-fold.
    Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 3 May 2023
  • The irregular heart rhythm known as atrial fibrillation, can lead to dangerous blood clots that can cause stroke and heart failure.
    Julie Wernau, WSJ, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Fetterman has said the stroke was caused by a heart condition called atrial fibrillation.
    Washington Post, 22 May 2022
  • Atrial fibrillation is dangerous and on the rise Atrial fibrillation is the leading cause of stroke in the United States.
    Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 5 Mar. 2024
  • On the other hand, atrial fibrillation, a problem with the speed or rhythm of your heart rate, has been observed to be more prevalent among taller individuals.
    Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 6 Sep. 2017
  • The image of your heart’s rate and rhythm can reveal arrhythmias (like atrial fibrillation), prior heart attacks, and more.
    Christopher Kelly M.d., Men's Health, 24 Mar. 2023
  • This condition is known to cause atrial fibrillation and out-of-sync timing between contractions of the upper and lower chambers of the heart.
    Bill Blewett, baltimoresun.com, 23 Sep. 2021
  • Atrial fibrillation is a disturbance of the normal heart rhythm.
    Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 17 June 2021
  • The app was able to distinguish the difference between a normal heart rhythm and and an irregular atrial fibrillation rhythm, the study found.
    Catherine Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Mar. 2018
  • Google cites data from a global disease study to state that atrial fibrillation affects around 33.5 million people around the world.
    Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 11 Apr. 2022
  • Atrial fibrillation is the most common kind of heart arrhythmia, or when the heart beats irregularly, according to the CDC.
    Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 1 May 2024
  • The Watches are certified to check for signs of sleep apnea as well as analyze your heart rate to warn against irregular rhythms or atrial fibrillation.
    Eric Zeman, PCMAG, 10 July 2024

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