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" Hard-drinking British men could be putting themselves at risk of a heart rhythm problem, new research suggests.  Those who consume more than 35 alcoholic drinks per week &#150; or five drinks a day &#150; almost double their risk of atrial fibrillation.  That is the finding of US scientists writing in the American Heart Association journal Circulation, with one in every 20 cases of atrial fibrillation attributed to intensive drinking.  In a Copenhagen-based study of more than 16,000 cases, researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre in Boston found clear evidence linking alcohol to the problem.  Dr Kenneth J Mukamal, lead author of the report, said the findings had offered proof of the link between drinking and the condition, although more work would be needed to discern the effects in women, with scientists struggling to find a large enough sample of &amp;quot;heavy drinkers&amp;quot;.  \u00A9 Adfero Ltd "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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