Key result
Leucocyte telomere length was not significantly associated with an increased risk of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (RR 1.60; 95% CI 0.988-2.597; P=0.056).
Why the study?
Does leucocyte telomere length predict the risk of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation?
Cohort (n=150)
Does leucocyte telomere length predict the risk of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation?
Relative Risk: 1.6 (95% CI 0.988–2.597)
p-value: p=0.056
Leucocyte telomere length, a marker of biological aging, does not independently predict the risk of atrial fibrillation.
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Leucocyte telomere length should not guide paroxysmal AF risk assessment; leaves open its role in other AF phenotypes or mechanisms.
Zhang et al. (2018) conducted a cohort in Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (n=150). Leucocyte telomere length vs. Shorter telomere length was evaluated on Risk of atrial fibrillation (RR 1.60, 95% CI 0.988-2.597, p=0.056). Leucocyte telomere length was not significantly associated with an increased risk of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (RR 1.60; 95% CI 0.988-2.597; P=0.056).
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