Long working week 'may increase risk of irregular heartbeat.
Researchers found people who work 55 or more hours a week had an increased risk of developing a type of irregular heartbeat known as atrial fibrillation, where the heart can beat very fast.
The researchers pooled data from eight studies across western Europe, including data from more than 85,000 adults.
Overall, they found people who worked the longest (55 hours or more) a week had about a 40% increased risk of developing atrial fibrillation over 10 years.
But only 1.2% of the whole group studied developed atrial fibrillation, so the actual baseline risk is very small.
Even if your risk was increased by 40%,
this is still only a 1.7% risk.!!!
Here is the search. A lot more about it to go through.
People who work more than 55 hours in a week are 40% more likely to develop an irregular heartbeat
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