Large Population Study Fomds Palpitations Predictive Of Future Atrial Fibrillation
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012A large cohort study has found that the strongest risk factors for atrial fibrillation in both men and women were a history of palpitations and hypertension. While hypertension is a well known risk factor for AF, the investigators note that “the impact of self-reported palpitations on later occurrence of AF has not been documented earlier”. [...]