Telomere length and the risk of atrial fibrillation: insights into the role of biological versus chronological aging.

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Published in Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol on November 08, 2014

Authors

Jason D Roberts1, Thomas A Dewland1, James Longoria1, Annette L Fitzpatrick1, Elad Ziv1, Donglei Hu1, Jue Lin1, David V Glidden1, Bruce M Psaty1, Esteban G Burchard1, Elizabeth H Blackburn1, Jeffrey E Olgin1, Susan R Heckbert1, Gregory M Marcus2

Author Affiliations

1: From the Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine (J.D.R., T.A.D., J.E.O., G.M.M.), Institute of Human Genetics and Department of Medicine (E.Z., D.H.), Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics (J.L., E.H.B.), Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (D.V.G.), Department of Medicine (E.G.B.), and Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences (E.G.B.), University of California, San Francisco; Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Sutter Health, Sacramento, CA (J.L.); Department of Epidemiology (A.L.F., S.R.H.) and Cardiovascular Health Research Unit (B.M.P., S.R.H.), University of Washington, Seattle; and Departments of Medicine and Health Services, University of Washington and Group Health Research Institute, Group Health, Seattle (B.M.P., S.R.H.).
2: From the Section of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine (J.D.R., T.A.D., J.E.O., G.M.M.), Institute of Human Genetics and Department of Medicine (E.Z., D.H.), Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics (J.L., E.H.B.), Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (D.V.G.), Department of Medicine (E.G.B.), and Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences (E.G.B.), University of California, San Francisco; Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Sutter Health, Sacramento, CA (J.L.); Department of Epidemiology (A.L.F., S.R.H.) and Cardiovascular Health Research Unit (B.M.P., S.R.H.), University of Washington, Seattle; and Departments of Medicine and Health Services, University of Washington and Group Health Research Institute, Group Health, Seattle (B.M.P., S.R.H.). marcusg@medicine.ucsf.edu.

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