Association between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and risk of atrial fibrillation in adult individuals: An updated meta-analysis.
Alessandro MantovaniMarco DaurizDamiano SandriStefano BonapaceGiacomo ZoppiniHerbert TilgChristopher D ByrneGiovanni TargherPublished in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2019)
NAFLD is associated with an increased risk of AF in middle-aged and elderly individuals (especially in those with type 2 diabetes). However, the observational design of the eligible studies does not allow for proving causality.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- systematic review
- case control
- left atrial
- heart failure
- oral anticoagulants
- catheter ablation
- meta analyses
- left atrial appendage
- middle aged
- direct oral anticoagulants
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- emergency department
- randomized controlled trial
- community dwelling
- young adults
- venous thromboembolism