Type 1 diabetes is associated with increased risk of atrial fibrillation

Int J Cardiol. 2019 Mar 15:279:114. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2018.09.016. Epub 2018 Dec 4.

Authors

Michael Spartalis¹, Eleni Tzatzaki², Stavroula A Paschou³, Eleftherios Spartalis⁴

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiology, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece. Electronic address: msparta@med.uoa.gr.
² Division of Cardiology, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece.
³ Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, "Aghia Sophia" Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
⁴ Laboratory of Experimental Surgery and Surgical Research, University of Athens, Medical School, Athens, Greece.

PMID: 30527347
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2018.09.016

No abstract available

Keywords: Atrial fibrillation; Cardiovascular; Diabetes; Risk; Stroke.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Atrial Fibrillation*
Cardiovascular Diseases*
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1*
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2*
Humans
Incidence
Risk Factors
Stroke*