The most common kind of irregular heartbeat is called atrial fibrillation, and it affects an estimated 5 million Americans, according to the American Heart Association. In this video, cardiologists discuss the risk factors and symptoms of AFib.
Rachel Bond, MD, FACC, is a Cardiologist at Dignity Health and served as Associate Director of the Women's Heart Health Program at Northwell Health, Lenox Hill Hospital and an Assistant Professor of Cardiology at Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine.
Dr. Goldberg is a Cardiologist and served as the Medical Director of the NYU Langone Health Joan H. Tisch Center for Women’s Health. She is currently an Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at NYU Grossman School of Medicine.
Dr. Bloom is a Cardiologist, an Associate Professor of Medicine at Stony Brook University Medical Center, a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the Heart Failure Society of America.
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American Heart Association. (2025). What is atrial fibrillation?
MedlinePlus. (2025). Arrhythmia.
MedlinePlus. (2024). Atrial fibrillation.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. (2022). What is atrial fibrillation?
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