Presence of atrial fibrillation is associated with liver stiffness in an elderly Finnish population.

Chronic liver injury from different etiologies drives liver fibrosis. However, little is known about the associated factors, systemic factors in particular. Recently, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and atrial fibrillation have been shown to be associated with each other. Thereby, we aimed...

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Main Authors: Aki Juhani Käräjämäki, Olli Kettunen, Samuli Lepojärvi, Olli-Pekka Koivurova, Y Antero Kesäniemi, Heikki Huikuri, Olavi Ukkola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5348018?pdf=render