American Heart Journal
Volume 158, Issue 4 , Pages 629-636, October 2009

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

  • Hiroshi Watanabe, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Hiroshi Watanabe, Division of Cardiology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 1-754 Asahimachidori, Niigata 951-8510, Japan.
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  • Toru Watanabe, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Niigata Association for Comprehensive Health Promotion and Research, Niigata, Japan
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  • Shigeru Sasaki, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Niigata Association for Comprehensive Health Promotion and Research, Niigata, Japan
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  • Kojiro Nagai, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Biology and Medicine, University of Tokushima Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Tokushima, Japan
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  • Dan M. Roden, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN
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  • Yoshifusa Aizawa, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan

Received 11 March 2009; accepted 21 June 2009.

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PII: S0002-8703(09)00606-1

doi:10.1016/j.ahj.2009.06.031

American Heart Journal
Volume 158, Issue 4 , Pages 629-636, October 2009

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