Red blood cell distribution width is associated with incidence of atrial fibrillation

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 275, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 84-92

  Adamsson Eryd, S ^a   Borne Y ^a   Melander, O ^a   Persson, M ^a   Smith, J G ^a   Hedblad, B ^a   Engstrom G ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Cohort study; Epidemiology; Red blood cell distribution width; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; IRON;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIETARY INTAKE; ERYTHROCYTE; ERYTHROCYTE VOLUME; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; MEDICAL HISTORY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING HABIT; SWEDEN;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; COHORT STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; RED BLOOD CELL DISTRIBUTION WIDTH; RISK FACTORS;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); ERYTHROCYTE INDICES; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 84890195322     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: 13652796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/joim.12143     Document Type: Article

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