Excessive dietary sodium intake augments long-term risk of atrial fibrillation in older adults with hyperglycemia: A community-based prospective cohort study

CONCLUSION: Our findings indicate that excessive sodium intake independently enhances the risk of new-onset AF among patients with hyperglycemia. A sodium-restricted diet may perhaps result in a multiplier effect on reducing the risk of new-onset AF.PMID:37678758 | DOI:10.1016/j.diabet.2023.101475

Source: Diabetes and Metabolism - September 7, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Qin Zhang Yuqi Guo Mei Li Ruizhen Yang Yanli Yao Yingxin Zhao Haipeng Yin Hua Zhang Weike Liu Zhendong Liu Source Type: research