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Genetic Determinants of Electrocardiographic P-Wave Duration and Relation to Atrial Fibrillation.
Circulation. Genomic and precision medicine - 1 Oct 2020
Weng Lu-Chen, Hall Amelia Weber, Choi Seung Hoan, Jurgens Sean J, Haessler Jeffrey, Bihlmeyer Nathan A, Grarup Niels, Lin Honghuang, Teumer Alexander, Li-Gao Ruifang, Yao Jie, Guo Xiuqing, Brody Jennifer A, Müller-Nurasyid Martina, Schramm Katharina, Verweij Niek, van den Berg Marten E, van Setten Jessica, Isaacs Aaron, Ramírez Julia, Warren Helen R, Padmanabhan Sandosh, Kors Jan A, de Boer Rudolf A, van der Meer Peter, Sinner Moritz F, Waldenberger Melanie, Psaty Bruce M, Taylor Kent D, Völker Uwe, Kanters Jørgen K, Li Man, Alonso Alvaro, Perez Marco V, Vaartjes Ilonca, Bots Michiel L, Huang Paul L, Heckbert Susan R, Lin Henry J, Kornej Jelena, Munroe Patricia B, van Duijn Cornelia M, Asselbergs Folkert W, Stricker Bruno H, van der Harst Pim, Kääb Stefan, Peters Annette, Sotoodehnia Nona, Rotter Jerome I, Mook-Kanamori Dennis O, Dörr Marcus, Felix Stephan B, Linneberg Allan, Hansen Torben, Arking Dan E, Kooperberg Charles, Benjamin Emelia J, Lunetta Kathryn L, Ellinor Patrick T, Lubitz Steven A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The P-wave duration (PWD) is an electrocardiographic measurement that represents cardiac conduction in the atria. Shortened or prolonged PWD is associated with atrial fibrillation (AF). We used exome-chip data to examine the associations between common and rare variants with PWD. METHODS: Fifteen studies comprising 64 440 individuals (56 943 European, 5681 African, 1186 Hispanic, 630 Asian) and...
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