Why the study?
Does panic disorder increase the risk of incident atrial fibrillation?
Population
42,768 individuals from a nationwide population-based dataset in Taiwan, including 3,888 patients with panic…
Comparison
Diagnosis of panic disorder (PD) vs No panic disorder
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
maximal 7 years
Authors
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May support AF monitoring in panic disorder; hypothesis-generating pending prospective trials.
Does panic disorder increase the risk of incident atrial fibrillation?
Panic disorder is independently associated with a significantly increased risk of developing atrial fibrillation, suggesting a potential link between psychological stress or anxiety and arrhythmogenesis.
Cheng et al. (2012) studied this question.
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