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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...
Autores principales: | Lawani, Sherifat O, Demerath, Ellen W, Lopez, Faye L, Soliman, Elsayed Z, Huxley, Rachel R, Rose, Kathryn M, Alonso, Alvaro |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2014
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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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