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ArticleEuropace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology2024

Central obesity as a potential causal risk factor for atrial fibrillation: evidence from Mendelian randomization study.

Yingjian Deng, Linlin Li, Qiang Li, Jincun Guo, Binni Cai, Faguang Zhou, Dong Chang

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Article in Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
4.8field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Metabolic and Inflammatory Mechanisms Driving Atrial Fibrillation.Annual review of pharmacology and toxicology · 2026
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  5. Common Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase PolymorphismDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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  6. Diabetes and atrial fibrillation: Causality is still a black-box.International journal of cardiology. Heart & vasculature · 2025
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  7. Lifestyle and risk factor modification in atrial fibrillation: a European Heart Rhythm Association survey.Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yingjian DengDepartment of Cardiology, Xiamen Cardiovascular Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, 2999 Jinshan Road, Xiamen, Fujian Province 361000, PR  China.
Linlin LiDepartment of Cardiology, Xiamen Cardiovascular Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, 2999 Jinshan Road, Xiamen, Fujian Province 361000, PR  China.
Qiang LiDepartment of Cardiology, Xiamen Cardiovascular Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, 2999 Jinshan Road, Xiamen, Fujian Province 361000, PR  China.ORCID 0000-0001-8353-374X
Jincun GuoDepartment of Cardiology, Xiamen Cardiovascular Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, 2999 Jinshan Road, Xiamen, Fujian Province 361000, PR  China.
Binni CaiDepartment of Cardiology, Xiamen Cardiovascular Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, 2999 Jinshan Road, Xiamen, Fujian Province 361000, PR  China.
Faguang ZhouDepartment of Cardiology, Xiamen Cardiovascular Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, 2999 Jinshan Road, Xiamen, Fujian Province 361000, PR  China.ORCID 0000-0002-1615-6937
Dong ChangDepartment of Cardiology, Xiamen Cardiovascular Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, 2999 Jinshan Road, Xiamen, Fujian Province 361000, PR  China.ORCID 0000-0001-7541-0774
Xiamen University · CN

Funding

Fujian Province 2020Y2016Science and Technology Plan Projects of Fujian Province 2017D0020Scientific and Technological Innovation
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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Indexed as

Atrial FibrillationObesity, AbdominalBody Mass IndexHumansMendelian Randomization AnalysisObesityPolymorphism, Single NucleotideRisk FactorsAtrial fibrillationCentral obesityHip circumferenceTrunk fat massWaist circumference

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PMID38450558
PMCPMC10951967
OpenAlexW4392554017

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