Association between pain and incident arrhythmias in 422 654 individuals: evidence from the UK Biobank cohort
Chronic pain was associated with cardiac arrhythmias. Whilst causation cannot be assumed in any observational study, there was evidence of both a temporal relationship and dose-relationship. These findings reinforce the need for pain management approaches that include a broad assessment of individuals' risk factors, wider health status, and appropriate vigilance for emerging conditions.
Authors
- Jill P. Pell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8898-7035)
- Peter Hanlon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5828-3934)
- Barbara I. Nicholl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5639-0130)
- Carlos Celis‐Morales (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2612-3917)
- Pei Qin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2303-0379)
- Frederick K. Ho (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7190-9025)
Institutions
- Catholic University of the Maule (CL)
- Guangzhou Development Zone Hospital (CN)
- University of Glasgow (GB)
- Arturo Prat University (CL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Preventive Cardiology
- Published
- 2025-03-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwaf153
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.55