Alendronate may be associated with irregular heartbeat
Friday, May 2, 2008 - 12:07
in Health & Medicine
Alendronate, a medication used to prevent fractures in women with osteoporosis, may be associated with an increased risk of atrial fibrillation, a type of abnormal heart rhythm, according to a report in the 28 April issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals...
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