Open AccessMetabolic Syndrome and Risk of Development of Atrial Fibrillation
Author(s) -
Hiroshi Watanabe,
Naohito Tanabe,
Toru Watanabe,
Dawood Darbar,
Dan M. Roden,
Shigeru Sasaki,
Yoshifusa Aizawa
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.107.744466
Subject(s) - medicine , atrial fibrillation , metabolic syndrome , cardiology , obesity
The metabolic syndrome consists of a cluster of atherosclerotic risk factors, many of which also have been implicated in the genesis of atrial fibrillation (AF). However, the precise role of the metabolic syndrome in the development of AF is unknown.
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