Death of partner linked to heightened risk of irregular heartbeat for up to a year later

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-04/b-dop040116.php

Public Release: 5-Apr-2016
Death of partner linked to heightened risk of irregular heartbeat for up to a year later
Risk greatest among under 60s and when loss least expected
BMJ

The death of a partner is linked to a heightened risk of developing an irregular heartbeat otherwise known as atrial fibrillation--itself a risk factor for stroke and heart failure--for up to a year afterwards, finds research published in the online journal Open Heart.

The risk seems to be greatest among the under 60s and when the loss of the partner was least expected, the findings indicate.

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