Avoiding health risks could prevent more than half of all cases of atrial fibrillation
Monday, March 28, 2011 - 15:31
in Health & Medicine
Reducing cardiovascular risk factors like high blood pressure, smoking, diabetes and being overweight could potentially reduce more than half of all cases of atrial fibrillation, according to research reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
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