Race, Body Mass Index, and the Risk of Atrial Fibrillation: The Multi‐Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

BACKGROUND: Higher body mass index (BMI) is associated with increased risk of incident atrial fibrillation (AF), but it is not known whether this relationship varies by race/ethnicity. METHODS AND RESULTS: Eligible participants (6739) from MESA (Multi‐Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis) were surveilled...

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Autores principales: Singleton, Matthew J., German, Charles A., Carnethon, Mercedes, Soliman, Elsayed Z., Bertoni, Alain G., Yeboah, Joseph
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2020
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Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7955459/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33382342
http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.120.018592

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7955459/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33382342
http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.120.018592

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