Even then, it isn’t a death sentence.
My father had afib for a a good 12 years before he passed.
He became more of a couch potato as he went on and didn’t lose weight and did not get a pacemaker.
Sometimes I wonder if 75% of all people over 40 have had an afib episode, or two, or three, or more, but their heart wasn’t monitored when it happened, so no one knows it actually happened, so it’s like it never happened and they can’t be said to have afib.
I’ve had A Fib for 22 years. Still full of piss and vinegar at 72. I figure my motorcycle will kill me before my heart does.
Yes, I’ve been successfully treated for the 22 years. I did not ignore the problem. And, I did not get the Jab which causes blood clots and kills people like me.