Smoking and risk of atrial fibrillation in the REasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study

•Smoking is associated with atrial fibrillation (AF).•This association became non-significant after adjusting for cardiovascular risk factors suggesting possible mediation by these factors in smokers.•Also, there was heterogeneity in the strength of this association among subgroups which may explain...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of cardiology 2018-02, Vol.71 (2), p.113-117
Hauptverfasser:	Imtiaz Ahmad, Muhammad, Mosley, Candice D., O’Neal, Wesley T., Judd, Suzanne E., McClure, Leslie A., Howard, Virginia J., Howard, George, Soliman, Elsayed Z.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	African Continental Ancestry Group Aged Atrial fibrillation Atrial Fibrillation - diagnostic imaging Atrial Fibrillation - epidemiology Cohort Studies Electrocardiography Female Humans Male Middle Aged Prevalence REGARDS study Risk Factors Smoking Smoking - adverse effects Smoking - epidemiology
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