Atrial fibrillation significantly increases a person’s risk of serious complications and death from COVID-19

 

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/935280

 

 News Release 17-Nov-2021
Reports and Proceedings
Intermountain Healthcare

 

A new study from researchers at Intermountain Healthcare in Salt Lake City finds that patients with atrial fibrillation, the most common type of heart arrhythmia in adults, are at significantly higher risk to experience serious complications from COVID-19 illness.  

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