Alcohol consumption in relation to the incidence of atrial fibrillation in an elderly Chinese population

• Published in: Journal of geriatric cardiology : JGC Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 52 - 60
• Main Authors: Ye, Xiao-Fei, Zhang, Wei, Chen, Yi, Miao, Chao-Ying, Huang, Qi-Fang, Sheng, Chang-Sheng, Shao, Shuai, Wang, Dian, Xu, Shao-Kun, Lei, Lei, Zhang, Di, Chen, Yi-Lin, Hu, Lei-Xiao, Xia, Jia-Hui, Cheng, Yi-Bang, Wang, Ying, Guo, Qian-Hui, Li, Yan, Lowres, Nicole, Freedman, Ben, Wang, Ji-Guang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: China Science Press 28.01.2022

Alcohol consumption is a known modifiable risk factor for atrial fibrillation. The association, however, might differ according to gender. We investigated gender-specific associations between alcohol consumption and incident atrial fibrillation in an elderly Chinese population. Our study participant...