Open AccessIncreased risk of atrial fibrillation and stroke during active stages of inflammatory bowel disease: a nationwide study
Author(s) -
Søren Lund Kristensen,
Jesper Lindhardsen,
Ole Ahlehoff,
Rune Erichsen,
Morten Lamberts,
Usman Khalid,
Christian TorpPedersen,
Ole Haagen Nielsen,
Gunnar Gislason,
Peter Riis Hansen
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
ep europace
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.119
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1532-2092
pISSN - 1099-5129
DOI - 10.1093/europace/eut312
Subject(s) - medicine , inflammatory bowel disease , atrial fibrillation , stroke (engine) , incidence (geometry) , rate ratio , poisson regression , ulcerative colitis , disease , gastroenterology , confidence interval , population , mechanical engineering , physics , optics , environmental health , engineering
Inflammation is considered to play a role in the development of atrial fibrillation (AF). Hence inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) may be associated with AF. We therefore examined the incidence of AF and stroke in patients with IBD.
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