Age of natural menopause and atrial fibrillation: The Framingham Heart Study

American Heart Journal

Volumn 163, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 729-734

  Magnani, Jared W ^a,b   Moser, Carlee B ^c   Murabito, Joanne M ^a,b   Nelson, Kerrie P ^c   Fontes, Joao D ^a   Lubitz, Steven A ^d   Sullivan, Lisa M ^c   Ellinor, Patrick T ^d   Benjamin, Emelia J ^a,b,c  

^a FRAMINGHAM HEART STUDY   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EARLY MENOPAUSE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART MURMUR; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MENOPAUSE; PR INTERVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84860126521     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2012.01.010     Document Type: Article

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