Study: A Partner’s Death Can Cause Heart Problems

  • 8 years ago
The death of a partner can wreak havoc on a person’s heart--literally. This is the finding of a new study led by Aarhus University in Denmark which focuses specifically on a condition called atrial fibrillation where the heart beats abnormally.


The death of a partner can wreak havoc on a person’s heart--literally.

This is the finding of a new study led by Aarhus University in Denmark which focuses specifically on a condition called atrial fibrillation where the heart beats abnormally. 

The team compared the medical records of healthy Danish people with those who had been diagnosed with the irregularity between 1995 and 2014. 

Researchers found that the risk of developing atrial fibrillation

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