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Our weekly round-up of letters published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch. I am writing in response to comments made by Berit Jensen regarding the recent shooting in Shockoe Bottom, published Feb. 25.

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One initial treatment is a cardioversion, which involves using a defibrillator to deliver an electric shock to the heart to restore rhythm. It’s often successful, but sometimes only temporarily.

Atrial fibrillation, or A-fib, is a quivering or irregular heartbeat that can lead to blood clots, stroke and heart failure.