Obesity and the Risk of New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation
Wang T, Parise H, Levy D, D’Agostino R, Wolf P, Vasan R, Benjamin E. Obesity and the Risk of New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation. JAMA 2004, 292: 2471-2477. PMID: 15562125, DOI: 10.1001/jama.292.20.2471.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexNew-onset atrial fibrillationEchocardiographic left atrial diameterLeft atrial diameterAtrial fibrillationRisk factorsAtrial diameterBMI categoriesMass indexAF riskCommunity-based observational cohortNormal body mass indexAge-adjusted incidence ratesInterim myocardial infarctionCardiovascular risk factorsVentricular diastolic dysfunctionBaseline atrial fibrillationClinical risk factorsModifiable risk factorsInfluence of obesityDiastolic dysfunctionAtrial dilatationAtrial dimensionClinical confoundersHazard ratio