Association between loneliness and incident atrial fibrillation across different genetic predisposition: findings from the UK Biobank
This study establishes a robust association between loneliness and an elevated long-term risk of AF. Notably, this association is particularly pronounced in individuals without valvular disease and does not appear to be influenced by genetic predisposition to AF.
Authors
- Weihua Song (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9358-5826)
- Zhihao Zheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9406-9073)
- Kefei Dou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8372-6338)
- Zechen Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6597-0378)
- Yanjun Song (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5958-7326)
- Wenjia Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0911-8174)
- Shanshan Shi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7568-0499)
Institutions
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College (CN)
- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease
Publication Details
- Journal
- European journal of medical research
- Published
- 2024-10-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40001-024-02105-x
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.40
Funders
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Initiative for Innovative Medicine