Birth Weight and Atrial Fibrillation
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Birth weight and atrial fibrillation: a causal link?
T here is an association between birth weight and cardio-vascular mortality later in life. Barker et al demonstrated this link in the United Kingdom and showed that Forsdahl's findings from Norway on place of birth and risk of dying in middle age were related to birth weight. 1,2 Men with a low birth weight had a higher risk of dying later in life, mainly from cardiovascular diseases. 2 The bir...
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BACKGROUND Few if any studies have assessed the relationship between birth weight and incident atrial fibrillation (AF). METHODS AND RESULTS From 1993 to 2009, we prospectively followed 27 982 women who were >45 years of age and free of cardiovascular disease and AF at baseline. Information on birth weight was categorized into 5 different categories: <2.5, 2.5 to 3.2, 3.2 to 3.9, 3.9 to 4.5, ...
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Background—Few if any studies have assessed the relationship between birth weight and incident atrial fibrillation (AF). Methods and Results—From 1993 to 2009, we prospectively followed 27 982 women who were 45 years of age and free of cardiovascular disease and AF at baseline. Information on birth weight was categorized into 5 different categories: 2.5, 2.5 to 3.2, 3.2 to 3.9, 3.9 to 4.5, and ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Circulation
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0009-7322,1524-4539
DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.110.970632