How to Use fibrillation in a Sentence

fibrillation

noun
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  • 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
  • The shock of the chilled blood may cause ventricular fibrillation leading to a heart attack and death.
    — Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • The flu patients were more likely to have a heart attack or develop atrial fibrillation.
    — Evan MacDonald, cleveland, 18 Dec. 2020
  • The widowmaker isn’t always fatal, but a blockage in the LAD can cause the heart to stop beating, and to vibrate frantically in what’s called fibrillation.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Even brief episodes of binge-drinking can precipitate atrial fibrillation, a condition in which the heart rate increases and beats out of rhythm.
    — Jonathan Reiner, CNN, 22 Jan. 2022
  • The device replaces long-term blood thinner use by closing the left atrial appendage to reduce stroke risk in patients with atrial fibrillation (A-Fib) not caused by a heart valve issue.
    — Post-Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, 8 Apr. 2022
  • To take one example, atrial fibrillation is an irregular and often very rapid heart rhythm that can lead to blood clots in the heart, and those clots can create other problems such as strokes.
    — Stephen Wunker, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
  • The cause was dementia and atrial fibrillation, said his wife, Judith Skolnik.
    — Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2022
  • Atrial fibrillation, a common abnormal heart rhythm, is a risk factor for stroke.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 19 June 2023
  • He was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation which is an irregular and often very rapid heart rhythm also known as arrhythmia that can lead to blood clots in the heart.
    — Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Apr. 2022
  • One person had four seconds of atrial fibrillation at the end of the ride, including palpitations, that also resolved on its own.
    — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 19 Apr. 2023
  • The trial will measure how many patients have no atrial fibrillation 12 months after a single PFA treatment.
    — Joe Carlson, Star Tribune, 24 June 2021
  • Tall people do seem to have less heart disease but are at a higher risk for atrial fibrillation, or irregular heartbeat, and varicose veins.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 15 Nov. 2022

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