Close bidirectional relationship between chronic kidney disease and atrial fibrillation: The Niigata preventive medicine study

To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2009.06.031 Byline: Hiroshi Watanabe (a), Toru Watanabe (b), Shigeru Sasaki (b), Kojiro Nagai (c), Dan M. Roden (d), Yoshifusa Aizawa (a) Abstract: Atrial fibrillation (AF) and chronic kidney disease share risk factors and pathophysiologic mechanisms, suggesting that two conditions have close relationships. Author Affiliation: (a) Division of Cardiology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan (b) Niigata Association for Comprehensive Health Promotion and Research, Niigata, Japan (c) Department of Clinical Biology and Medicine, University of Tokushima Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Tokushima, Japan (d) Departments of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN Article History: Received 11 March 2009; Accepted 21 June 2009