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Researchers have found new evidence that metabolic stress can increase the onset of atrial arrhythmias, such as atrial fibrillation (AF), a common heart condition that causes an irregular and often abnormally fast heart rate. The findings may pave the way for the development of new therapies for the condition which can be expected to affect almost one in four of the UK population at some point in their lifetime.
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) study, led by University of Bristol scientists and published in Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, found that metabolic stress -- a condition induced by insufficient oxygen supply to the heart (e.g. following blockage of a coronary artery) -- caused marked changes in the electrical activity of the heart's atria (the upper chambers of the heart).
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/01/130108091816.htm
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) study, led by University of Bristol scientists and published in Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, found that metabolic stress -- a condition induced by insufficient oxygen supply to the heart (e.g. following blockage of a coronary artery) -- caused marked changes in the electrical activity of the heart's atria (the upper chambers of the heart).
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/01/130108091816.htm