Alcohol consumption and risk of atrial fibrillation: Observational and genetic estimates of association

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Volumn 23, Issue 14, 2016, Pages 1514-1523

  Tolstrup, Janne Schurmann ^a   Wium Andersen, Marie Kim ^b,c   Ørsted, David Dynnes ^b,c   Nordestgaard, Børge Grønne ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d FREDERIKSBERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

aetiology; alcohol; atrial fibrillation; cardiovascular disease; cardiovascular disease risk factors; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; ADH1B PROTEIN, HUMAN; ADH1C PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL METABOLISM; ARTICLE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE VOLUME; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HAZARD RATIO; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DENMARK; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FOLLOW UP; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC VARIATION; GENETICS; INCIDENCE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREVALENCE; PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; DENMARK; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENETIC TESTING; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84984890231     PISSN: 20474873     EISSN: 20474881     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2047487316641804     Document Type: Article

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