People above 40 have 25% chance of developing irregular heartbeat

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People above 40 have 25% chance of developing irregular heartbeat

By Alvina Soh
POSTED: 27 Apr 2013 11:41 PM

People above 40 years old have a 25 per cent chance of developing irregular heartbeat that could cause stroke.

SINGAPORE: People above 40 years old have a 25 per cent chance of developing irregular heartbeat that could cause stroke.

Called atrial fibrillation, it is a heart condition which the National University Hospital (NUH) says is a big but under-recognised problem in Singapore.

Atrial fibrillation is the most common kind of abnormal heart rhythm disorder and it increases the risk of stroke by five times.

Such patients run a higher risk of blood clots forming in their heart. These clots can block blood flow to the brain, causing a stroke.

According to NUH, atrial fibrillation affects about 1 per cent of patients over 55, and about 5 to 10 per cent of patients over 80.

Some of the risk factors include age, hypertension and valve disease.

In its study, NUH noted that treating atrial fibrillation can be challenging.

Some reasons include patients’ resistance to anti-clotting medications and mild symptoms.

Associate Professor Lim Toon Wei, consultant at NUH’s cardiac department, said: "Patients might notice a little bit of an irregular heartbeat. They might notice a racing of the heart beat but often it's just a mild chest discomfort or they feel a little short of breath, they feel tired easily. So the symptoms are not always very distinct. It's quite common for patients to have no symptoms at all.

“If you are over 40 years old, it's probably not a bad idea to get checked up regularly, including getting an ECG done.”

- CNA/xq

 

[scroobal]

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[Sir_Fcuk]

These things are easily managed. For start don't take meat, milk or any of the food groups that normal people take. Also helps if one is able to lower one' self esteem and reduce association with the rest of society. Its also important to be critical of others constantly. Resort to alternative medical practices as well as take supplements which can be bought anywhere without prescription. Trawl the internet and you find a treasure trove of information that points to the above. Avoid science and scientific publications. Its a conspiracy. They will not admit that vitamin E cures cancers as it will destroy the pharmaceutical industry.

In other words migrate here and eat vegetables:

and not stay here and pretend to eat vegetables:

 

[UltimaOnline]

CoQ10 as Ubiquinol (not the more common Ubiquinone) can help reduce the risk of heart disease and strokes, as does Vitamin D. I recommend Vitamin D + CoQ10 + Turmeric for everyone, to prevent cancer, heart disease, and diabetes respectively (and there is some overlap in their beneficial effects, which is a good thing).

 

[tonychat]

Only meat eaters got such problems.