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CORTICOSTEROIDS (like Cortisone and Prednisone) and the Risk of
IRREGULAR HEARTBEAT
"Background:
High-dose...corticosteroid therapy 'Cortisone, Prednisone & Budesonide,
all trade names] has been associated with the development of artrial
fibrillation 'irregular heartbeat, which can be fatal].
"Results:
There were 385 cases of new-onset artrial fibrillation 'AF] during the
study period...The new-onset 'AF] was significantly higher for persons
who received ...corticosteroid...within one month...than for those
without...
Conclusion:
Our findings strongly suggest that patients receiving high-dose
corticosteroid therapy had an increased atrial fibrillation."
Note--Other corticoidsteroids include; beclomethasone, betamethasone,
dexamethasone, fludrocortisone,flunisolide, hydrocortisone, all
trademarked names.
FURTHER NOTE: Whether your physician knows it or not, the principal
action of corticosteroids is to inhibit the action of PLA2*, a
signalling agent in our cells. As we pointed out in WHAT YOUR DOCTOR
DOESN'T KNOW COULD KILL YOU, there are natural plant substances that
also inhibit PLA2. Needless to say, their side effects are minor or
non-existent.
PLA2--Phospholipase A2.
We do
not diagnose or prescribe, which is left for the physician. We merely
report on discoveries by medical scientists from recognized journals.
From:
Archives of Internal Medicine, Vol. 166, no. 9, 2006. By: Drs. Van der
Hooft, Heeringa, Stricker, et al., Depts. of Epidemiology, Medical
Informatics, Erasmus U. Med. Center, Dept. of Resp. Diseases,
Inspectorate for Health Care, and Dept. of Clinical Pharmacology, all in
The Netherlands, and in one case, Ghent U. Hospital, Belgium.
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