Vol 10, No 5 (2015)
Review of Literature
Published online: 2015-10-28
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Summary of current literature: anemia and diastolic dysfunction as risk factors associated with atrial fibrillation
DOI: 10.5603/FC.2015.0072
Folia Cardiologica 2015;10(5):391-393.
Abstract
In this current summary of scientific literature it has been presented two articles concentrated on risk factors associated with atrial fibrillation. Anemia increases the risk of adverse cardiovascular events in patients with arrythmia, whereas diastolic dysfunction, especially left atrium diameter, is a risk factor for occurence of arrythmia in the future.
Keywords: atrial fibrillationrisk factorsanemiadiastolic dysfunctionleft atrium diameter
