Increased risk of atrial fibrillation in patients with coeliac disease: A nationwide cohort study

European Heart Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 19, 2011, Pages 2430-2437

  Emilsson, Louise ^a   Smith, J Gustav ^b,c   West, Joe ^d,e   Melander, Olle ^b   Ludvigsson, Jonas F ^f,g  

^a Arvika Hosp   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c BROAD INSTITUTE OF MIT AND HARVARD   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^e NIHR NOTTINGHAM BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^f ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^g KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Autoimmunity; Coeliac; Inflammation

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CELIAC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE REGISTRY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL BIOPSY; GROUPS BY AGE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATROPHY; BIOPSY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CELIAC DISEASE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; INFANT; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; INTESTINE, SMALL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054052563     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehr167     Document Type: Article

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