There’s a strong link between sleep apnea and atrial fibrillation. Sleep apnea is a reasonably common sleep disorder. During sleep, your breathing pauses or stops. This happens through the night, and can result in poor sleep quality. Every time your breathing is disrupted you are jolted out of deep sleep and into either shallow sleep or wakefulness. It’s difficult to diagnose: no blood test can pick it up. Snoring is the most common symptom, so sometimes family and friends do […]
READ MOREOsteoporosis Drug Fosamax May Increase Risk of Developing Atrial Fibrillation
There was a study done in 2008 that was conducted at the University of Washington. It was led by researcher, Susan Heckbert. The study found that women using Fosamax were nearly twice as likely to develop atrial fibrillation than those who had never used it. A recent study was published in Chest Journal, the official publication of the American College of Chest Physicians. The objective of the study was to evaluate the risk of serious atrial fibrillation (episodes that required […]
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