Does myocardial infarction beget atrial fibrillation and atrial fibrillation beget myocardial infarction?

Affiliations

¹ From Department of Cardiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands (R.A.V., I.C.V.G., M.R.); and Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands (H.J.C.).
² From Department of Cardiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands (R.A.V., I.C.V.G., M.R.); and Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands (H.J.C.). m.rienstra@umcg.nl.

Editorial

Rob A Vermond et al. Circulation. 2015.

. 2015 May 26;131(21):1824-6.

doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.115.016595. Epub 2015 Apr 27.

¹ From Department of Cardiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands (R.A.V., I.C.V.G., M.R.); and Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands (H.J.C.).
² From Department of Cardiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands (R.A.V., I.C.V.G., M.R.); and Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands (H.J.C.). m.rienstra@umcg.nl.

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Keywords: Editorials; atrial fibrillation; epidemiology; myocardial infarction; risk factors.

Comment on

Atrial Fibrillation and Risk of ST-Segment-Elevation Versus Non-ST-Segment-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study.
Soliman EZ, Lopez F, O'Neal WT, Chen LY, Bengtson L, Zhang ZM, Loehr L, Cushman M, Alonso A. Soliman EZ, et al. Circulation. 2015 May 26;131(21):1843-50. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.114.014145. Epub 2015 Apr 27. Circulation. 2015. PMID: 25918127 Free PMC article.