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August 16th, 2004

"Irregular Heartbeat Expected after Age 40"

Atrial fibrillation, the most common type of irregular heartbeat, can be expected in one in four adults over the age of 40. Currently, nearly 2.3 million Americans suffer from atrial fibrillation, a type of arrhythmia that significantly increases risk of death and causes an estimated 15 percent of all strokes.

The key factors for developing this irregular heart rhythm include increasing age, high blood pressure, heart attack, heart failure and problems with heart valves, according to researchers at Chicago''s Northwestern University''s Feinberg School of Medicine.