Obesity and new-onset atrial fibrillation in acute myocardial infarction: a gender specific risk factor

Int J Cardiol. 2014 Oct 20;176(3):1039-41. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.07.291. Epub 2014 Aug 12.

Authors

Charles Guenancia¹, Karim Stamboul¹, Fabien Garnier², Jean Claude Beer², Claude Touzery², Luc Lorgis¹, Yves Cottin¹, Marianne Zeller³

Affiliations

¹ Cardiology Department, University Hospital, Dijon, France; Laboratory of Cardiometabolic Physiopathology and Pharmacology, UMR INSERM U866, University of Burgundy, Dijon, France.
² Cardiology Department, University Hospital, Dijon, France.
³ Laboratory of Cardiometabolic Physiopathology and Pharmacology, UMR INSERM U866, University of Burgundy, Dijon, France. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 25156840
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.07.291

No abstract available

Keywords: Acute myocardial infarction; Atrial fibrillation; CRP; Gender; Obesity.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Atrial Fibrillation / blood
Atrial Fibrillation / diagnosis*
Atrial Fibrillation / physiopathology
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction / blood
Myocardial Infarction / diagnosis*
Myocardial Infarction / physiopathology
Obesity / blood
Obesity / diagnosis*
Obesity / physiopathology
Risk Factors
Sex Characteristics*