Metabolic Syndrome and the Risk of New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation in Middle-Aged East Asian Men.

CONCLUSIONS: MetS is associated with an increased risk of AF in middle-aged East Asian men. Of the components of MetS, central obesity is the most potent risk factor for the development of AF in this population.
PMID: 29743419 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Circulation Journal - May 10, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Kim YG, Choi KJ, Han S, Hwang KW, Kwon CH, Park GM, Won KB, Ann SH, Kim J, Kim SJ, Lee SG, Nam GB, Kim YH Tags: Circ J Source Type: research