Plasma Ceramides and Sphingomyelins in Relation to Atrial Fibrillation Risk: The Cardiovascular Health Study

Background Ceramides exhibit multiple biological activities that may influence the pathophysiological characteristics of atrial fibrillation (AF). Whether the length of the saturated fatty acid carried by the ceramide or their sphingomyelin precursors are associated with AF risk is not known. Method...

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Main Authors: Paul N. Jensen, Amanda M. Fretts, Andrew N. Hoofnagle, Colleen M. Sitlani, Barbara McKnight, Irena B. King, David S. Siscovick, Bruce M. Psaty, Susan R. Heckbert, Dariush Mozaffarian, Nona Sotoodehnia, Rozenn N. Lemaitre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-02-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
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Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.119.012853