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Who is Patrick and what is 404'd? I pointed out that atrial fibrillation is associated with a stroke risk and for that reason Slayton wouldn't be sent into space assuming the connection had been made back in '69. Do you have a medical background? Do you know when the association between stroke and a-fib was first made? I do not. However, I do not believe this particular point about CVAs and a-fib and Slayton has been brought up here or elsewhere for that matter. If it has please provide me with a link.
The other hemodynamic point is a good one. those two are the main ones I see. Stroke and low blood pressure. If Sayton did go into space post Frammingham study or post general knowledge of CVA and -a-fib association I would say the story must be made up.
Since I am HB oriented I would argue if the Slayton story was made up it means the whole thing was made up but somebody might argue that is not necessarily true.
Is the Frammingham the very first study where the association was made?