Kareem Abdul-Jabbar speaks out about atrial fibrillation diagnosis and shares symptoms.
"I had shortness of breath, fatigue, I had no energy. I was worried about it, but it wasn't consistent. It would come and go," Abdul-Jabbar said on Feb. 16 segment on the TODAY show."I thought,"Hey, I'm in the shape of my life. It's not going to affect me.'"
About 12.3 million people in the U.S. are projected to have atrial fibrillation by 2030, according to the, but many remain undiagnosed because they don't have symptoms. Abdul-Jabbar attended the Feb. 7 game and watched James score his 38,388th point. Abdul-Jabbar called it a"special moment" and shared what he told the Los Angeles Lakers forward.
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