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Have a heart for your health, advocates urge amid rising AF rates

SBS News In Depth

May 28, 202505:12

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An estimated half a million Australians are living with atrial-fibrillation, the most common type of irregular heartbeat. But around 30 percent of people who have AF don't even know it. That can have implications for people's health as they get older, with the condition leading to a higher risk for dementia and stroke.

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