Vitamin D and the risk of atrial fibrillation--the Rotterdam Study.

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common chronic arrhythmia and it increases the risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Still there is not a complete understanding of its etiology and underlying pathways. Vitamin D might regulate renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system and might be involved...

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Main Authors: Anna Vitezova, Natasha S Cartolano, Jan Heeringa, M Carola Zillikens, Albert Hofman, Oscar H Franco, Jessica C Kiefte-de Jong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4416919?pdf=render