Carotid intima-media thickness is associated with incidence of hospitalized atrial fibrillation.

Summary, in English

Carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) is a measure of arterial thickening and a risk predictor for myocardial infarction and stroke. It is unclear whether IMT also predicts atrial fibrillation (AF). We explored the association between IMT and incidence of first AF hospitalization in a population-based cohort.

• Author: Samuel Adamsson Eryd; Gerd Östling; Maria Rosvall; Margaretha Persson; Gustav Smith; Olle Melander; Bo Hedblad; Gunnar Engström
• Department/s: Cardiovascular Research - Epidemiology; Internal Medicine - Epidemiology; Cardiovascular Research - Immunity and Atherosclerosis; Social Medicine and Health Policy; Cardiology; Cardiovascular Research - Hypertension; EXODIAB: Excellence of Diabetes Research in Sweden; EpiHealth: Epidemiology for Health
• Publishing year: 2014
• Language: English
• Pages: 673-678
• Publication/Series: Atherosclerosis
• Volume: 233
• Issue: 2
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• Links: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24569020?dopt=Abstract; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2014.01.050
• Document type: Journal article
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Topic: Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems
• Status: Published
• Research group: Cardiovascular Research - Epidemiology; Internal Medicine - Epidemiology; Cardiovascular Research - Immunity and Atherosclerosis; Social Medicine and Health Policy; Cardiovascular Research - Hypertension
• ISBN/ISSN/Other: ISSN: 1879-1484