Journal article
Alcohol Consumption and Risk of Incident Atrial Fibrillation in Women
Abstract
CONTEXT: Previous studies suggest that consuming moderate to high amounts of alcohol on a regular basis might increase the risk of developing atrial fibrillation in men but not in women. However, these studies were not powered to investigate the association of alcohol consumption and atrial fibrillation among women.
OBJECTIVE: To prospectively assess the association between regular alcohol consumption and incident atrial fibrillation among …
Authors
Conen D; Tedrow UB; Cook NR; Moorthy MV; Buring JE; Albert CM
Journal
JAMA, Vol. 300, No. 21, pp. 2489–2496
Publisher
American Medical Association (AMA)
Publication Date
December 3, 2008
DOI
10.1001/jama.2008.755
ISSN
0098-7484