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Thyroid function and atrial fibrillation: Is there a mediating role for epicardial adipose tissue?

BACKGROUND: The underlying mechanism of the association between thyroid function and atrial fibrillation (AF) is poorly understood, but epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) could be a promising mediator. METHODS: In the 1995 participants (mean age 64.5 years) from the population-based Rotterdam Study, we...

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Autores principales: Bos, Daniel, Bano, Arjola, Hofman, Albert, VanderWeele, Tyler J, Kavousi, Maryam, Franco, Oscar H, Vernooij, Meike W, Peeters, Robin P, Ikram, M Arfan, Chaker, Layal
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5841949/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29535556
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CLEP.S149151