Search resultsAlcohol consumption and the risk of atrial fibrillation or flutter: A cohort study
Title
Alcohol consumption and the risk of atrial fibrillation or flutter: A cohort study
Publication type
Journal Article
Year of Publication
2005
Authors
Journal
Ugeskrift for Laeger
Volume
167
Issue
35
Pagination
3308 - 3310
Date published
2005
ISBN
00415782 (ISSN)
Keywords
Adult, alcohol, alcohol consumption, Alcohol Drinking, article, Atrial Fibrillation, Atrial Flutter, cohort analysis, Cohort Studies, Denmark, disease association, drinking behavior, Female, follow up, Follow-Up Studies, heart atrium arrhythmia, heart atrium fibrillation, heart atrium flutter, human, Humans, major clinical study, male, Middle Aged, Prospective Studies, prospective study, Risk, risk factor, Risk Factors, sex difference
Abstract
We prospectively examined the association between alcohol consumption and risk of atrial fibrillation or flutter among 47,949 participants (mean age 56 years) in the Danish Diet, Cancer and Health Study. During follow-up (mean 5.7 years) atrial fibrillation or flutter developed in 556 subjects (374 men and 182 women). We found that consumption of alcohol was associated with an increased risk of atrial fibrillation or flutter in men. In women, moderate consumption of alcohol did not seem to be associated with an increased risk of atrial fibrillation or flutter.