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- Title
Obesity is a risk factor for atrial fibrillation among fertile young women: a nationwide cohort study.
- Authors
Karasoy, Deniz; Bo Jensen, Thomas; Hansen, Morten Lock; Schmiegelow, Michelle; Lamberts, Morten; Gislason, Gunnar Hilmar; Hansen, Jim; Torp-Pedersen, Christian; Olesen, Jonas Bjerring
- Abstract
Obesity has been associated with increased risk of atrial fibrillation (AF), but whether this risk is also prevalent in younger individuals is unknown. We therefore investigated the risk of AF in relation to body mass index (BMI) among young fertile women.
- Publication
Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology, 2013, Vol 15, Issue 6, p781
- ISSN
1532-2092
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1093/europace/eus422