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Both obesity and hypertension were independently significant risk factors for left atrial (LA) enlargement–a risk factor for atrial fibrillation–in >1000 persons in the community who were followed with echocardiography over a decade, but obesity was the most predictive of the two, report investigators in the November 17, 2009 issue of the Journal of the American [...]

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Oct 07 – Paraoxonase (PON)-1 variants influence the long-term risk of fatal complications from coronary artery disease in men, Dutch researchers report in the September 29th issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Dr. J. Wouter Jukema at Leiden University Medical Center and colleagues observe that PON-1, a [...]