Atrial Fibrillation- why does my heart skip skip a beat?

In this week's episode, we discuss a heart condition that is being diagnosed at an alarming rate and the majority of the population will be unaware of this. Atrial fibrillation carries an unwanted stroke risk, which is why more publicity is required, given strokes can be life changing, or even worse, cause of death. As a side note, we mentioned the CRY charity, who provide ECGs for young people (no previous cardiac problems are required to meet the criteria) for no charge due to the rise in cardiac problems at sporting events (https://www.c-r-y.org.uk/screening/). As always, this is for informational purposes only and should not be a substitute to seeing a health care professional.