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Risk Factors Associated With Atrial Fibrillation in Elderly Patients

Jeeyong Shin, Megha Andrews, Lindsey DeJean, Nicole Debski, Alyssa Exarchakis, Julia Fleming, Roshni Gandhi, Christina Hum, Abyson Kalladanthyil, Rohini Maddigunta,

Journal of Clinical Medicine Research · 2023 · 17 citations · 51 references

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Abstract

Increasing age, hypertension, presence of other cardiac arrhythmias, congestive heart failure, osteoarthritis, liver disease, and colorectal disease are associated with increased odds of having AF.

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