The association between hyperuricemia, left atrial size and new-onset atrial fibrillation

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 168, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 4027-4032

  Chao, Tze Fan ^a,b   Hung, Chung Lieh ^c,d,e   Chen, Su Jung ^a   Wang, Kang Ling ^a,b   Chen, Tzeng Ji ^a   Lin, Yenn Jiang ^a,b   Chang, Shih Lin ^a,b   Lo, Li Wei ^a,b   Hu, Yu Feng ^a,b   Tuan, Ta Chuan ^a,b   Chen, Shih Ann ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NURSING AND MANAGEMENT COLLEGE   (Taiwan)

^e KAINAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Hyperuricemia; Left atrium; Uric acid

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; HYPERURICEMIA; INFLAMMATION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TAIWAN; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BLOOD; ECHOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEART ATRIUM; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; URIC ACID;

ADULT; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; HYPERURICEMIA; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN; URIC ACID;

EID: 84886287320     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.06.067     Document Type: Article

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