Why the study?
Does diabetes mellitus increase the risk of developing atrial fibrillation compared to the background population?
Population
5,081,087 persons above 18 years of age without prior atrial fibrillation and/or diabetes from 1996 to 2012…
Comparison
Diabetes mellitus vs Background population without diabetes
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
1996 to 2012
Authors
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Alerts clinicians to elevated AF risk in young diabetics; leaves open whether glycemic control modifies incidence.
Does diabetes mellitus increase the risk of developing atrial fibrillation compared to the background population?
Diabetes is an independent risk factor for developing atrial fibrillation, with the highest relative risk observed in young patients (18-39 years).
Pallisgaard et al. (2015) studied this question.
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