Habitual Alcohol Intake and Risk of Atrial Fibrillation in Young Adults in Korea.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Guidelines recommend that all risk factors for early-onset atrial fibrillation, including lifestyle factors, be proactively managed, considering the poor prognosis of the disease. Not much is known about the association of cumulative alcohol intake with the risk of atrial fibrillation in young adults aged 20 to 39 years, especially among heavy drinkers.

Objective

To explore the association of alcohol consumption with the risk of incident atrial fibrillation in young adults.

Design, setting, and participants

Using the National Health Insurance Service database, a nationwide population-based cohort study of adults aged 20 to 39 years without prior atrial fibrillation who underwent 4 serial annual health examinations between 2009 and 2012 was conducted. The cu

SUBMITTER: Han M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9440398 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature