DefinitionAtrial fibrillation/flutter is a heart rhythm disorder (arrhythmia). It usually involves a rapid heart rate that is not regular.Alternative NamesAuricular fibrillation; A-fibCauses, incidence, and risk factorsArrhythmias are caused by problems with the heart's normal electrical conduction system.Normally, the four chambers of the heart (two atria and two ventricles) contract (squeeze) in an orderly way. When this happens, your heart is able to pump the blood your body needs without working any harder than it needs to.The electrial impulse that signals your heart to contract begins in the sinoatrial node (also called the sinus node or SA node). This node is your heart's natural pacemaker.The signal leaves the SA node and travels through the two upper chambers (atria).Then the sign