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Does shorter leukocyte telomere length increase the risk of incident atrial fibrillation in AF-free adults?
Does shorter leukocyte telomere length increase the risk of incident atrial fibrillation in AF-free adults?
Leukocyte telomere length, a marker of biological aging, is not significantly associated with the development of incident atrial fibrillation.
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Shorter LTL was not associated with incident AF in this cohort; leaves open its role as a biomarker beyond chronological age.
Stærk et al. (2017) studied this question.
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