Cardiac arrhythmias occur primarily in middle-aged and older people. They are favored by lifestyle factors such as high blood pressure, lack of exercise, severe obesity, diabetes, smoking, and heavy alcohol consumption.
Cardiovascular diseases are one of the leading causes of death in Europe. If they are recognized in a timely manner, they can be treated successfully in most cases.
Palpitations, stumbling, irregular pulse, feelings of fear: "The cardiac arrhythmia atrial fibrillation is spreading like an epidemic," reports cardiologist Prof. Günter Stix of the Medical University Vienna, who works as a leading specialist in cardiac arrhythmias in the private hospital Confraternität.
In Europe more that 50 % of all cases of illness and hospitals admission are due to cardiovascular disorders and accounts for 45 % of all deaths. At Confraternität Private Hospital cardiology has become the key priority which is constantly being developed and adapted to the latest scientific findings.
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