Diabetes mellitus, blood glucose and the risk of atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies

D Aune, T Feng, S Schlesinger, I Janszky… - Journal of Diabetes and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Diabetes and elevated blood glucose have been associated with increased risk
of atrial fibrillation in a number of epidemiological studies, however, the findings have not
been entirely consistent. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to clarify the
association. Material and methods We searched the PubMed and Embase databases for
studies of diabetes and blood glucose and atrial fibrillation up to July 18th 2017. Cohort
studies were included if they reported relative risk (RR) estimates and 95% confidence …