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Association of Fibroblast Growth Factor 23 With Atrial Fibrillation in Chronic Kidney Disease, From the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort Study.
JAMA Cardiol
August 2016
Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois2Center for Translational Metabolism and Health, Institute of Public Health and Medicine, Northwestern University Feinbe.
Importance: Levels of fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) are elevated in chronic kidney disease (CKD) and strongly associated with left ventricular hypertrophy, heart failure, and death. Whether FGF23 is an independent risk factor for atrial fibrillation in CKD is unknown.
Objective: To investigate the association of FGF23 with atrial fibrillation in CKD.