Association between magnesium in drinking water and atrial fibrillation incidence: a nationwide population-based cohort study, 2002-2015.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common heart rhythm disorder and a risk factor of adverse cardiovascular diseases. Established causes do not fully explain the risk of AF and unexplained risk factors might be related to the environment, e.g. magnesium in drinking water. Low magnesium levels in drinking water might be associated with higher risk of cardiovascular diseases including AF. With detailed individual data from nationwide registries and long-term magnesium exposure time series, we had a unique opportunity to investigate the association between magnesium in drinking water and AF.

Objective

We evaluated the association between magnesium concentration in drinking water and AF risk.

Methods

A nationwide register-based cohort study (2002-2015) was used incl

SUBMITTER: Wodschow K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8672465 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature