Airflow obstruction, lung function, and incidence of atrial fibrillation: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study.

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Abstract

Reduced low forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) is reportedly associated with an increased risk of atrial fibrillation (AF). Extant reports do not provide separate estimates for never smokers or for blacks, who incongruously have lower AF incidence than whites.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Circulation

Title: Circulation

Publisher: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)

ISSN (Electronic): 1524-4539

ISSN (Print): 0009-7322

Publication date (Electronic): Mar 04 2014

Volume: 129

Issue: 9

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[1 ] University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC (J.L., L.R.L., A.M.M., C.P., G.H.); Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (S.K.A.); University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (A.A.); New York University Medical Center, New York (S.B.); Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (A.M.C.); National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, NC (S.J.L.); and Wake Forest University, Winston Salem, NC (E.Z.S.).

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Publisher Item ID: CIRCULATIONAHA.113.004050 Mid ID: NIHMS559218

DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.113.004050

PMC ID: 3963836

PubMed ID: 24344084

SO-VID: 436e6017-d7d9-43cb-9c0c-87eabaab9fee

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Keywords: atrial fibrillation,forced expiratory volume,pulmonary disease, chronic obstructive,respiratory physiological phenomena,risk factors,vital capacity

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Keywords: atrial fibrillation, forced expiratory volume, pulmonary disease, chronic obstructive, respiratory physiological phenomena, risk factors, vital capacity

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