Lipids and atrial fibrillation: New insights into a paradox
Dimitrios Sagris, Stephanie L. Harrison, Gregory Y.H. Lip
Abstract
Although the prevalence of cardiovascular comorbidities and associated risk factors such as diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease, and obesity increase with age, lipid levels may go through several changes over the course of a lifetime, associated with sex, ethnicity, and metabolic profile The association between lipid levels and atherosclerotic disease is well established
Topics & Concepts
Atrial fibrillationMedicineCardiologyInternal medicineIntensive care medicineAtrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesLipoproteins and Cardiovascular HealthAntiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases