Independent Contribution of Diabetes to Increased Prevalence and Incidence of Atrial Fibrillation

A. Nichols, Gregory; Reinier, Kyndaron; S. Chugh, Sumeet

doi:10.2337/dc09-0939

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Independent Contribution of Diabetes to Increased Prevalence and Incidence of Atrial Fibrillation

Published in Diabetes Care • Sep 30, 2009

Authors:

Gregory A. Nichols

Kyndaron Reinier

Sumeet S. Chugh

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Diabetes has long been recognized as a risk factor for atrial fibrillation, but its independent contribution to atrial fibrillation has not been fully evaluated. We sought to compare the prevalence and incidence of atrial fibrillation in age- and sex-matched patients with and without type...

Subject

Medicine

Atrial fibrillation

Diabetes mellitus

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