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How To Prevent Stroke if You Have An Irregular Heartbeat

Datuk Dr Razali Omar, Consultant Electrophysiologist & Cardiologist, Cardiac Vascular Sentral KL

29-Sep-20 16:00

How To Prevent Stroke if You Have An Irregular Heartbeat

What does an irregular heartbeat have to do with stroke, where blood flow to the brain is blocked? As it turns out, atrial fibrillation can increase the risk of getting a stroke, and this risk increases as you get older. On the first part of our World Heart Day special, Consultant Electrophysiologist & Cardiologist, Datuk Dr Razali Omar, from Cardiac Vascular Sentral KL, shares how to prevent stroke if you have atrial fibrillation.

Produced by: Tee Shiao Eek

Presented by: Meera Sivasothy


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Categories:  Health Policy,  Diseases and Conditions,  Mental Health,  Healthy Living,  Fitness,  Science,  Medical Innovation and Technology

Tags:  The Bigger Picture,  Health & Living,  CVS KL,  heart disease,  arrhythmia,  atrial fibrillation,  cardiovascular,  stroke,  aspirin, 


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