September is Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month. Atrial fibrillation may be a familiar enough term—you probably know that it has to do with the heart, for example—but you may not know exactly what it means.

Atrial fibrillation is commonly shortened to AFib. It is a change in heart rhythm in which the upper and lower chambers of the heart beat out of sync—it can lead to stroke, heart failure, or other heart-related problems. [1]

If you have a heart problem, you know how difficult it may be to live a predictable life, and how scary it can be to have new symptoms—cardiac-seeming or not. Whether you are an adult who has had a heart attack or has a rhythm disorder, a younger person with heart problems like idiopathic cardiomyopathy or a congenital heart defect (CHD), or a parent helping their child navigate a life-altering CHD or other cardiac problem, medical ID jewelry may help you feel safer when keeping pace with your life.

 

Reasons people with heart problems should wear medical ID jewelry

• An injury or illness, or even the weather, may
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