Heart disorder hits national epidemic proportions
Dr Chris Wong and Professor Prash Sanders
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Monday, 30 August 2010
A growing epidemic of the world's most common heart rhythm disorder is resulting in an alarming number of hospital admissions in Australia, according to cardiology researchers.
A research team led by , from the University of 亚洲色吧 and the Cardiovascular Research Centre at the , found that hospital admissions due to atrial fibrillation had more than tripled in Australia over a 15-year perio