Atrial fibrillation and cancer; understanding the mysterious relationship through a systematic review

• Main Authors: Noman Lateef (Author), Vikas Kapoor (Author), Muhammad Junaid Ahsan (Author), Azka Latif (Author), Umair Ahmed (Author), Mohsin Mirza (Author), Faiz Anwar (Author), Mark Holmberg (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Greater Baltimore Medical Center, 2020-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background Atrial Fibrillation (AFib) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia, occurring in ≈1% of the general population. An increased risk of malignancy among patients with AFib would be of substantial public health importance, given the high prevalence and associated economic burden of both disorde...