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Comprehensive risk factor analysis of sick sinus syndrome: a genetic, sociodemographic, clinical and laboratory investigation using the UK Biobank data.
Heart (British Cardiac Society) - 11 Sept 2026
Kim Hong-Ju, Yang Pil-Sung, Park Hanjin, Kim Daehoon, Bae Han-Joon, Lee Chan-Hee, Son Jang-Won, Kim Ung, Joung Boyoung
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Sinoatrial node dysfunction and atrial fibrillation (AF) often coexist, and each potentially initiates or perpetuates the other. Consequently, genetic risk factors for AF may be associated with sick sinus syndrome (SSS). This study evaluated clinical, sociodemographic, laboratory and genetic factors in predicting the SSS incidence by using a polygenic risk score (PRS) for AF, given the absence of a...
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- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Female
- United Kingdom
