Common heart abnormality linked to risks
Tuesday, June 23, 2009 - 18:35
in Health & Medicine
Researchers connect the condition, called an increased PR interval, to a substantially higher risk of erratic heartbeats and need for a pacemaker, as well as risk of death. A common abnormality of electrocardiograms that has long been thought to be inconsequential is actually associated with a substantially increased risk of erratic heartbeats or a need for a pacemaker -- and with a modestly...