Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Genes and Age Studied as Markers for Higher Death Rate in Those With Atrial Fibrillation
June 09, 2022
June 09, 2022
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 9 (TNSjou) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news:
By Matt Batcheldor
Younger patients with atrial fibrillation who had rare genetic variants associated with inherited cardiomyopathy and arrythmia syndromes were associated with a significantly higher rate of death than those without the variants, a Vanderbilt-led study has shown.
The research, "Mortality Among Patients with Early-Onset Atrial Fibril . . .
By Matt Batcheldor
Younger patients with atrial fibrillation who had rare genetic variants associated with inherited cardiomyopathy and arrythmia syndromes were associated with a significantly higher rate of death than those without the variants, a Vanderbilt-led study has shown.
The research, "Mortality Among Patients with Early-Onset Atrial Fibril . . .