Relations of Liver Fat With Prevalent and Incident Atrial Fibrillation in the Framingham Heart Study [Epidemiology]

ConclusionsIn our community‐based, longitudinal cohort study, liver fat by computed tomography scan was not significantly associated with increased prevalence or incidence of AF over 12 years of follow‐up.

Source: JAHA:Journal of the American Heart Association - May 2, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Long, M. T., Yin, X., Larson, M. G., Ellinor, P. T., Lubitz, S. A., McManus, D. D., Magnani, J. W., Staerk, L., Ko, D., Helm, R. H., Hoffmann, U., Chung, R. T., Benjamin, E. J. Tags: Arrhythmias, Inflammation, Epidemiology, Obesity Original Research Source Type: research