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The rise of Afib in britons..

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sky news article today.

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See earlier post on this for some answers.

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Cavalierrubie

Thanks for sharing this. Quite alarming. 🥹

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CDreamer

Is it really THAT surprising considering ageing population and post COVID complications?

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Paulbounce

Wow. 270,000 ticking time bombs waiting to go off! Run for the hills.

Paul

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Do tell which hills you are running to? 😉

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Paulbounce in reply toCDreamer

I'm 'inclined' to run up any hill. Once you reach the top it's all 'downhill' from there ;-)

Have a great weekend.

Paul

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Bluetonic

Or is it just a case of more people being diagnosed now because of smart watches and generally more awareness of the condition.

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