Hyperuricemia is an independent competing risk factor for atrial fibrillation

• Published in: International journal of cardiology Vol. 231; pp. 137 - 142
• Main Authors: Kuwabara, Masanari, Niwa, Koichiro, Nishihara, Shuzo, Nishi, Yutaro, Takahashi, Osamu, Kario, Kazuomi, Yamamoto, Kazuhiro, Yamashita, Takeshi, Hisatome, Ichiro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 15.03.2017
• Subjects: Atrial fibrillation; Atrial Fibrillation - blood; Atrial Fibrillation - epidemiology; Atrial Fibrillation - etiology; Cardiovascular; Clinical epidemiology; Competing risk factor; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Humans; Hyperuricemia - blood; Hyperuricemia - complications; Hyperuricemia - epidemiology; Incidence; Male; Middle Aged; Retrospective Studies; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; Tokyo - epidemiology; Uric acid; Uric Acid - blood; Competing risk factor; Uric acid; Clinical epidemiology; Atrial fibrillation
• ISSN: 0167-5273; 1874-1754; 1874-1754
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.11.268

The relationship between serum uric acid (SUA) and atrial fibrillation (AF) remains unclear because many parameters and diseases influence AF. This study was conducted to clarify the role of hyperuricemia as an independent competing risk factor for AF in an apparently healthy general population. We...