Pericardial fat volume and incident atrial fibrillation in the Multi‐Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis and Jackson Heart Study — Susan R. Heckbert (2017) | RDL Network
Pericardial fat volume and incident atrial fibrillation in the Multi‐Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis and Jackson Heart Study
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Susan R. Heckbert
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Kerri L. Wiggins
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Chad Blackshear
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After adjustment for BMI, greater pericardial fat volume was associated with incident AF in Hispanics but not overall. Additional research is needed on the mechanisms by which pericardial fat volume is related to increased AF risk and possible differences by race/ethnicity.
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