Have you ever wondered whether your lifestyle can affect your afib, and whether you could make changes that could prevent or slow the progression of afib? If so, we'd like to invite you to listen in on a no-cost webinar playback of my interview with renowned afib genetics expert Dr. Emelia Benjamin. Follow this link …
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StopAfib.org interviews Dr. Emelia Benjamin of the Framingham Heart Study. See a full transcript of the interview at: www.stopafib.org Dr. Benjamin talked about risk factors for atrial fibrillation, including advancing age, gender, high blood pressure, valvular heart disease, heart failure, longer PR-interval, and biomarkers such as C-reactive protein (CRP) and …
Read MoreIn this video interview, Emelia Benjamin, MD, professor of medicine and epidemiology at Boston University and senior investigator for the Framingham Heart Study, discusses atrial fibrillation risk factors and afib prevention, including the role of family history. She talks about the Framingham Risk Prediction Tool for Atrial Fibrillation and discusses well-known risks, such as advancing …
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