Association of proteinuria with incident atrial fibrillation in the general Japanese population.

CONCLUSIONS: Proteinuria was significantly associated with incident AF in the general Japanese population. The evaluation of proteinuria using urine dipstick test may be useful in the evaluation of incident AF, especially in younger general population.
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Source: Journal of Cardiology - August 22, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Tanaka Y, Tada H, Hara S, Hayashi K, Patel RB, Nishikawa T, Hashiba A, Takamura M, Greenland P, Kawashiri MA Tags: J Cardiol Source Type: research