Case study: Atrial Fibrillation Discovery in 62 Year Old Female with Comorbidities

The case study involves a 62-year-old female with various health issues including class two obesity, pre-diabetes, primary hypertension, mixed hyperlipidemia and atrial fibrillation/nDuring a routine visit, doctors noticed the patient had a fast and irregular heart rhythm/nSmartwatch reported an arrhythmia despite the patient being asymptomatic/nAn EKG showed atrial fibrillation with a rate of 137 and 155 beats per minute/nThe patient's chance of experiencing a vascular issue is high due to their sex and hypertension/nThe patient is appropriately alarmed about her increased risk of stroke and wants to speak to a cardiologist as soon as possible