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Is obesity a risk factor for atrial fibrillation?

Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine volume 2, pages 134–135 (2005)Cite this article

boxed-textWang TJ et al. (2004) Obesity and the risk of new-onset atrial fibrillation. JAMA 292: 2471–2477

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