Increased carotid intima-media thickness and arterial stiffness are associated with lone atrial fibrillation

Int J Cardiol. 2013 Oct 3;168(3):3132-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.04.034. Epub 2013 Apr 25.

Authors

Lin Y Chen¹, David C Foo, Raymond C Wong, Swee-Chong Seow, Lingli Gong, David G Benditt, Lieng H Ling

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore; Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Division, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA. Electronic address: chenx484@umn.edu.

PMID: 23623340
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.04.034

No abstract available

Keywords: Arterial stiffness; Atrial fibrillation; Carotid intima-media thickness; Carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

Adult
Atrial Fibrillation / pathology*
Atrial Fibrillation / physiopathology*
Carotid Intima-Media Thickness*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Vascular Stiffness*