10 AFib Symptoms
Article Sources
- 1. ’Atrial fibrillation.’ Mayo Clinic. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/atrial-fibrillation/symptoms-causes/syc-20350624
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3. Thumping Sensations in the Chest
During an AFib episode, a person may feel a thumping sensation in the chest that feels like the heart is flipping over or leaping. This may happen several times during an AFib attack.
The reason for the thumping sensation is that the atria aren't communicating well with the ventricles, which are larger, more powerful heart segments. It's the ventricle that forms the main part of a pulse. When the ventricle contracts irregularly, it may feel like the heart is thumping as it skips a beat.
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