A new study has proved that the risk of an abnormal heart rhythm, scientifically termed as 'atrial fibrillation', is hiked in older men who were 'big' during their 20s.
According to the new research from the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, being big includes height and weight.
Six P’s to watch out in Atrial Fibrillation
Medindia lists down the six P’s to watch out in atrial fibrillation. Atrial fibrillation is common cardiac arrhythmia, it has no symptoms but associated with chest pain and congestive heart failure.
Medindia lists down the six P’s to watch out in atrial fibrillation. Atrial fibrillation is common cardiac arrhythmia, it has no symptoms but associated with chest pain and congestive heart failure.
Over 7,000 men living in Gothenburg aged between 45 and 55 were examined and asked questions about their lifestyle. The subjects were asked to state their weight at the age of 20. The research material has now been compared with the National Patient Register.
"Atrial fibrillation proved to be significantly more common both among those men who were big during their youth, as well as among those who gained a considerable amount of weight later on in life," says Annika Rosengren, Professor of Medicine at the Sahlgrenska Academy.
Pulse Pressure Identified as Important Risk Factor for Atrial Fibrillation
Increased pulse pressure (the difference between systolic and diastolic blood pressure) appears to be an important predictor of the risk for new onset atrial fibrillation.
Increased pulse pressure (the difference between systolic and diastolic blood pressure) appears to be an important predictor of the risk for new onset atrial fibrillation.
The fact that the men were big in their youth does not mean that they were obese. Obesity in young men was extremely unusual during the 1930s and 40s, and these big men were quite simply tall and well-built.
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