Journal article
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Risk of Incident Atrial Fibrillation in Women
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to assess whether changes of major atrial fibrillation (AF) risk factors and/or intercurrent cardiovascular events could explain the relationship between type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) and incident AF.
BACKGROUND: Previous studies found an increased risk of incident AF among individuals with T2D, but few, if any, of these studies took into account changes of AF risk factors over time.
Authors
Schoen T; Pradhan AD; Albert CM; Conen D
Journal
Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Vol. 60, No. 15, pp. 1421–1428
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
October 2012
DOI
10.1016/j.jacc.2012.06.030
ISSN
0735-1097