Joint Associations of Obesity and NT‐proBNP With the Incidence of Atrial Fibrillation in the ARIC Study

Background Circulating NT‐proBNP (N‐terminal pro‐B‐type natriuretic peptide) levels, a well‐known indicator of atrial wall stress and remodeling, inversely correlate with body mass index. Both are strongly predictive of atrial fibrillation (AF). Their potential interaction in relation to incident AF...

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Main Authors: Zakaria Almuwaqqat, Wesley T. O'Neal, Faye L. Norby, Pamela L. Lutsey, Elizabeth Selvin, Elsayed Z. Soliman, Lin Y. Chen, Alvaro Alonso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-10-01
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.119.013294