Sleep Breathing Problems, Irregular Heartbeats Linked in Older Men

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Sleep Breathing Problems, Irregular Heartbeats Linked in Older Men

Increasingly severe sleep-related breathing disorders in older men appear to be associated with a greater risk of abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias), according to a report in the June 22 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. In addition, different types of breathing problems appear more closely associated with different categories of arrhythmia.

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Tags: Heart, Heart Disease, Arrhythmia, Sleep, Breathing, Disease and Condition, Men's Health

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pubs.ama-assn.org — “Some Patients Are Not Notified of Abnormal Test Results;Less Frequent Social Activity May Be Associated With Motor Function Decline in Older Adults;Total Knee Replacement Appears Cost-Effective in Older Adults;Older Men With Breathing Problems During Sleep More Likely to Have Irregular Heartbeats” View full resource at pubs.ama-assn.org