Shift work is associated with 10-year incidence of atrial fibrillation in younger but not older individuals from the general population: results from the Tromsø Study

Objectives Shift work is associated with myocardial infarction and stroke. We studied if shift work is also associated with incident atrial fibrillation (AF) and if this association differs, depending on sex and age.Methods We studied 22 339 participants (age 37.0±9.8 years, 49% women) with paid wor...

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Main Authors: Rudolf A de Boer, Michiel Rienstra, Tom Wilsgaard, Maja-Lisa Løchen, Victor W Zwartkruis, Ekaterina Sharashova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2022-08-01
Series:Open Heart
Online Access:https://openheart.bmj.com/content/9/2/e002086.full