By Dr. Ali Zentner Global News
Last week I saw a 76-year-old woman called Marjorie for Type 2 diabetes.
Marjorie would describe herself as relatively healthy.
She has had controlled Type 2 diabetes for the last five years and was referred to me for management of her diabetes and obesity. In short, Marjorie wanted my help to lose weight.
During a routine consultation and physical exam I took her blood pressure.
Her pulse was irregular.
An electrocardiogram performed in my office confirmed that Marjorie had atrial fibrillation.
Marjorie is without symptoms: she feels no palpitations, has no chest pain or shortness of breath.
She is among the 350,000 Canadians with atrial fibrillation the most common heart rhythm disorder.
It occurs, as the name implies, when the atria the top chambers of the heart fibrillate.
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