Association of common genetic variants related to atrial fibrillation and the risk of ventricular fibrillation in the setting of first ST-elevation myocardial infarction

• Main Authors: Reza Jabbari (Author), Javad Jabbari (Author), Charlotte Glinge (Author), Bjarke Risgaard (Author), Stefan Sattler (Author), Bo Gregers Winkel (Author), Christian Juhl Terkelsen (Author), Hans-Henrik Tilsted (Author), Lisette Okkels Jensen (Author), Mikkel Hougaard (Author), Stig Haunsø (Author), Thomas Engstrøm (Author), Christine M. Albert (Author), Jacob Tfelt-Hansen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Cohort studies have revealed an increased risk for ventricular fibrillation (VF) and sudden cardiac death (SCD) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). In this study, we hypothesized that single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) previously associated with AF may be associated wit...