Genetic Obesity and the Risk of Atrial Fibrillation

Neal A. Chatterjee; Franco Giulianini; Bastiaan Geelhoed; Kathryn L. Lunetta; Jeffrey R. Misialek; Maartje N. Niemeijer; Michiel Rienstra; Lynda M. Rose; Albert V. Smith; Dan E. Arking; Patrick T. Ellinor; Jan Heeringa; Honghuang Lin; Steven A. Lubitz; Elsayed Z. Soliman; Niek Verweij; Álvaro Alonso; Emelia Benjamin; Vilmundur Guðnason; Bruno H. Stricker; Pim van der Harst; Daniel I. Chasman; Christine M. Albert

doi:10.1161/circulationaha.116.024921

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Our data are consistent with a causal relationship between BMI and incident AF. These data support the possibility that public health initiatives targeting primordial prevention of obesity may reduce the incidence of AF.

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