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Use of anabolic steroids can raise heart disease risk: Study
The new research, published in the Journal of Physiology, found that male sex hormones, such as testosterone, also called androgenic anabolic steroids...
'Supermarket trolleys with ECG sensors can help prevent stroke risk'
24 Jun 2023Atrial fibrillation increases the risk of stroke by five-fold. These strokes are often fatal or disabling.
Cutting out alcohol may reduce atrial fibrillation episodes
2 Jan 2020"Doctors often advise patients that having a drink a day can be good for the heart, but that should not apply to Afib patients", source said.
Atrial fibrillation risk not linked to the amount of body fat: Study
19 May 2020The starting point for the work was, among other things, the research group's own study, in which they analysed the body mass of 56,000 participants...
People with atrial fibrillation may live longer with exercise
25 May 2020The minimum recommendation is to be physically active for 150 minutes of moderate-intensity or 75 minutes of high-intensity exercise each week.
Even one alcoholic drink everyday may up atrial fibrillation risk
16 Jan 2021People who regularly drink a modest amount of alcohol are at an increased risk of atrial fibrillation, a condition where the heart beats in an...
Study links one alcoholic drink in a day to increased risk of atrial...
19 Jan 2021The study, published in the European Heart Journal found that, compared to drinking no alcohol at all, just one alcoholic drink a day was linked to a...
Study reveals high blood pressure causes atrial fibrillation
10 Feb 2021A new study has found that high blood pressure is casually associated with the most common heart rhythm disorder.