The long- and short-term impact of elevated body mass index on the risk of new atrial fibrillation the WHS (women's health study).

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Published in J Am Coll Cardiol on May 25, 2010

Authors

Usha B Tedrow1, David Conen, Paul M Ridker, Nancy R Cook, Bruce A Koplan, Joann E Manson, Julie E Buring, Christine M Albert

Author Affiliations

1: Center for Arrhythmia Prevention, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. utedrow@partners.org

Associated clinical trials:

Women's Health Study (WHS): A Randomized Trial of Low-dose Aspirin and Vitamin E in the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer (WHS) | NCT00000479

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