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Statins May Help Older Women Control Irregular Heartbeat

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Posted: Thu., May 15, 2008, 03:07 pm

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Topics: Anemia, Heart & Blood, Menopause, atrial fibrillation, Coronary Disease, Diagnosis, Irregular Heartbeat, Research, Statins, EmpowHer News

By Amanda Gardner
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter

THURSDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) -- Statins appear to be associated with a lower risk of the heart rhythm abnormality known as atrial fibrillation in postmenopausal women with coronary disease.

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Study Offers Clues to Link Between Arrhythmia, Sudden Death

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Posted: Thu., May 8, 2008, 04:05 pm

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Topics: Heart & Blood, arrhythmia, death, Diagnosis, Irregular Heartbeat, Research, EmpowHer News

THURSDAY, May 8 (HealthDay News) -- New information about the molecular mechanisms that cause cardiac arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat) and how it triggers sudden cardiac death has been uncovered by Rhode Island Hospital researchers.

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