Mayo Clinic spearheads research to discover unsuspected gene for atrial fibrillation

Thursday, July 10, 2008 - 09:35 in Health & Medicine

Mayo Clinic researchers have found a gene mutation linked to one family's hereditary form of atrial fibrillation. Researchers hope this discovery will lead to better understanding of the disease and, eventually, better ways to predict, prevent and treat the heart rhythm problem.

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