About this event
This year the Stroke Association are helping people to check for atrial fibrillation, which lots of people live with and don't even know it.
Atrial fibrillation is when your heart beats with an irregular rhythm. When this happens, your heart won't empty all of the blood out of its chambers with every beat. Then, if your heart chambers aren't empty, the leftover blood can form clots which travel from your heart into the brain, blocking off blood flow and causing a stroke.
Atrial fibrillation can happen to anyone at any age, but you're more likely to get it the older you get.
The Stroke Association know that there are hundreds of thousands of people who are living with atrial fibrillation but don't know it! This is because not everyone has obvious symptoms.
You can check yourself or your friends and family at home, with a simple pulse check.
Contact details
For more information and how to get involved please visit the Stroke Association website.
