Growth Differentiation Factor 15 and the Subsequent Risk of Atrial Fibrillation: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study.

Mengkun ChenNing DingYejin MokLena MathewsRon C HoogeveenChristie M BallantyneLin Yee ChenJosef CoreshKunihiro Matsushita

Published in: Clinical chemistry (2022)

In this community-based biracial cohort, higher concentrations of GDF-15 were independently associated with incident AF, supporting its potential value as a clinical marker of AF risk.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
cardiovascular disease
left atrial
heart failure
catheter ablation
left atrial appendage
type diabetes
direct oral anticoagulants
coronary artery disease
left ventricular