Chocolate and prevention of atrial fibrillation: what is bad for the pancreas might be good for the atria?
- PMID: 28536114
- DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2016-311026
Chocolate and prevention of atrial fibrillation: what is bad for the pancreas might be good for the atria?
Keywords: Atrial fibrillation; Cardiac risk factors and prevention.
Conflict of interest statement
Competing interests: SDP reports modest consulting support from Boston Scientific and Medtronic; modest research support from Gilead, Boston Scientific, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Pfizer and Janssen Pharmaceuticals. JPP reports grants for clinical research from ARCA biopharma, Boston Scientific, Gilead, St Jude Medical and Spectranetics, and serves as a consultant to Allergan, Amgen, GSK, Medtronic and Spectranetics.
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Chocolate intake and risk of clinically apparent atrial fibrillation: the Danish Diet, Cancer, and Health Study.Heart. 2017 Aug;103(15):1163-1167. doi: 10.1136/heartjnl-2016-310357. Epub 2017 May 23. Heart. 2017. PMID: 28536115 Free PMC article.
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