The formula for exponential growth of a variable x at the (positive or negative) growth rate r, as time t goes on in discrete intervals (that is, at integer times 0, 1, 2, 3, ...), is. where x0 is the value of x at time 0.
Ventricular fibrillation is disorderly and irregular electrical activity in the heartâs ventricles. A heart affected by VFib âflutters.â These rapid beats prevent the heart from pumping adequate amounts of blood into the body. VFib is an emergency situation.
Atrial fibrillation, often referred to as afib, is an irregular heartbeat, a rapid heartbeat, or a quivering of the upper chambers of the heart, called the atria. Atrial fibrillation is due to a malfunction in the heart's electrical system, and is the most common heart irregularity, or cardiac arrhythmia. For more detail about how the heart works and what happens to the heart when it is in atrial fibrillation, see About the Heart.