STOCKBRIDGE — Atrial fibrillation (AFib) occurs when electrical signals in the heart cause an irregular heart rhythm. There are several different types of AFib, some where the symptoms come and go and others that are more permanent.
Hugh Rogers, a Stockbridge resident who had open heart surgery for another condition in 2004, was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation in 2017, but had no episodes until 2025.
One way to treat AFib is with controlled electric shocks to restore the heart’s natural rhythms. Rogers was scheduled to have this procedure done at Piedmont Henry, but his heart went back to a natural rhythm on its own and the procedure was cancelled…