Women with diabetes at increased risk for irregular heart rhythm

Sunday, September 27, 2009 - 23:42 in Health & Medicine

(PORTLAND, Ore.) -- September 28, 2009 -- Diabetes increases by 26 percent the likelihood that women will develop atrial fibrillation (AF), a potentially dangerous irregular heart rhythm that can lead to stroke, heart failure, and chronic fatigue.

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