Birth weight and the risk of atrial fibrillation in whites and African Americans: the Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities (ARIC) study

BACKGROUND: Low birth weight (LBW) has been associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). A previous study, however, found higher risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) in individuals with higher birth weight (BW). To further understand this apparent paradox, we examined the relations...

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Autores principales: Lawani, Sherifat O, Demerath, Ellen W, Lopez, Faye L, Soliman, Elsayed Z, Huxley, Rachel R, Rose, Kathryn M, Alonso, Alvaro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4045869/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24885251
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2261-14-69

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4045869/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24885251
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2261-14-69

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