Does Alcohol Put You At Risk for Atrial Fibrillation?
Posted Feb 19 2009 6:31pm
With the holidays getting started, you may wonder how drinking alcohol impacts the risk of atrial fibrillation.
Alcohol is considered a risk factor for atrial fibrillation, but is any alcohol safe, and how much is too much?
A new study sheds some light on that for women, but those findings may still be too much. And other research indicating what is OK for men may put them at risk, too.
With the holidays getting started, you may wonder how drinking alcohol impacts the risk of atrial fibrillation.
Alcohol is considered a risk factor for atrial fibrillation, but is any alcohol safe, and how much is too much?
A new study sheds some light on that for women, but those findings may still be too much. And other research indicating what is OK for men may put them at risk, too.
Learn more:Alcohol Consumption and the Risk of Atrial Fibrillation
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