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Long working hours and risk of atrial fibrillation

Nature Reviews Cardiology volume 14, page 504 (2017)Cite this article

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Working long hours is associated with an increased risk of developing atrial fibrillation (AF), according to a new study published in European Heart Journal. Whether the relationship is causal remains to be determined.

Individuals working long hours had a higher risk of incident AF

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  1. Kivimäki, M. et al. Long working hours as a risk factor for atrial fibrillation: a multi-cohort study. Eur. Heart J. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehx324 (2017)

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  1. Gregory B. Lim
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Lim, G. Long working hours and risk of atrial fibrillation. Nat Rev Cardiol 14, 504 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrcardio.2017.119

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