Does alcohol consumption increase the risk of incident atrial fibrillation in healthy middle-aged women?
Consuming 2 or more alcoholic drinks per day is associated with a small increased risk of incident atrial fibrillation in healthy middle-aged women.
Among healthy middle-aged women, consumption of up to 2 alcoholic beverages per day was not associated with an increased risk of incident atrial fibrillation. Heavier consumption of 2 or more drinks per day, however, was associated with a small but statistically significant increased risk of atrial fibrillation.
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