Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is associated with increased risk of atrial fibrillation.

Xiaoyan CaiSulin ZhengYing LiuYan ZhangJianhua LuYu-Li Huang

Published in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2020)

NAFLD is associated with increased risk of incident AF. The strength of the association between NAFLD and AF is partially attributed to the co-existing cardiometabolic risk factors.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
risk factors
oral anticoagulants
catheter ablation
left atrial
left atrial appendage
direct oral anticoagulants
cardiovascular disease
heart failure
percutaneous coronary intervention
type diabetes
coronary artery disease
acute coronary syndrome
left ventricular
mitral valve