What goes wrong in Atrial Fibrillation? (updated January 2018)

Publication date: Friday, 23 February 2018
Contributor(s): Clare Hawley, Jan Procter-King
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the commonest sustained cardiac dysrhythmia, and an important risk factor for stroke and systemic thromboembolic events. This wall chart outlines AF risk factors, and compares AF with normal heart rhythm.