@drbeatricemuthuimutua: ❤️ ATRIAL FIBRILLATION AWARENESS SERIES 2026 💙 Healthcare Professionals Series ❤️ KNOW IT. DETECT IT. PREVENT STROKE. ❤️ EPISODE 2: THE MECHANISMS OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION Understanding How AFib Develops AFib is more than an irregular heartbeat. Understanding how it starts, why it persists, and why it progresses helps us understand the disease and manage our patients better. 🎥 WATCH THE VIDEO TO LEARN: 🫀 1. How AFib starts — the role of abnormal electrical triggers, particularly from the pulmonary veins. 🫀 2. Why AFib persists — how changes in the atria create a vulnerable substrate. 🫀 3. Why AFib progresses — how electrical and structural remodeling make AFib easier to sustain. 🫀 4. What promotes recurrence — the role of cardiovascular risk factors, illness, alcohol, sleep apnoea, and other modulators. 💡 Remember: AFib is not just an ECG finding. It is a disease process involving the atria. ❤️ Like📲 Share 🔔 Follow and keep your questions coming I’ll address them as we go along. ➡️ COMING NEXT EPISODE 3: CLASSIFICATION OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION What is first-diagnosed AFib? What makes AFib paroxysmal or persistent? And what does permanent AFib really mean? 🫀 And remember Mr. K, AFib was seen on one ECG, while a repeat ECG showed sinus rhythm. What does this tell us about his AFib pattern? We’ll explore Mr. K’s case and the classification of AFib in Episode 3. Dr. Beatrice Muthui-Mutua Consultant Physician & Cardiologist Saving Lives One Heart At A Time ❤️ #AFib #AtrialFibrillation #AFibAwareness #KnowItDetectItPreventStroke #DrBeatriceMuthuiMutua

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