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Please define the pathology Afib and how does it affects on the body system and what...

Please define the pathology Afib and how does it affects on the body system and what are the associated anatomy parts of the body affected?

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Pathology of Atrial fibrillation

                * It is a type cardiac arrythmia in which upper chambers of heart(atria) unable to contract

                  in synchronise with lower chambers of heart(ventricles).

                * Main reasons for Afib include congestive heart failure,sleep apnea,hypertension,obesity

                   coronary artery diseases and diabetic melitus.

                * It result in slow blood flow through the blood vessels which transfer blood to all other

                  areas of the body.

                * Slow blood flow predispose to clot formation and obstruct the flow of blood to different

                   anatomical parts of the body.

Associated body part affected

               * If the blood clot which formed due to slow blood flow reach into the blood vessels of brain

                 it result in stroke.

               * It affect blood flow through pulmonary circulation and leads to shortness of breath and

                 chest pain and pulmonary embolism.

               * It affect venous return from the lower extrimities leads to deep vein thrombosis (DVT).

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