Just one drink a day can raise risk of AF
Even light alcoholic consumption raises the chance of the arrhythmia, researchers say
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Even light drinking, if it’s regular, can raise a person’s risk of developing atrial fibrillation, a study suggests.
An analysis of data from more than 100,000 European adults who were free of AF at baseline, reveals that a drink a day raises the risk of developing the arrhythmia by 16%, according to the results published in the European Heart Journal.