Comparison of risk profiles for new-onset atrial fibrillation between patients aged <60 and ≥60 years

Atrial fibrillation (AF) has a heterogeneous pathophysiology according to individual patient characteristics. This study aimed to identify the effects of widely known risk factors on AF incidence according to age and to elucidate the clinical implications of these effects. We analyzed data from 501,...

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Veröffentlicht in:PloS one 2021-11, Vol.16 (11), p.e0258770
Hauptverfasser: Kim, In-Soo, Choi, Yeon-Jik, Choi, Eui-Young, Min, Pil-Ki, Yoon, Young Won, Lee, Byoung Kwon, Hong, Bum-Kee, Rim, Se-Joong, Kwon, Hyuck Moon, Kim, Jong-Youn
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Zusammenfassung:Atrial fibrillation (AF) has a heterogeneous pathophysiology according to individual patient characteristics. This study aimed to identify the effects of widely known risk factors on AF incidence according to age and to elucidate the clinical implications of these effects. We analyzed data from 501,668 subjects (≥18years old) without AF and valvular heart disease from the Korean National Health Insurance Service-National Sample Cohort. The total population was divided into two groups according to age,
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0258770