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SUBMITTER: Kim YG
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7810887 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kim Yun Gi YG Han Kyung-Do KD Choi Jong-Il JI Choi Yun Young YY Choi Ha Young HY Shim Jaemin J Kim Young-Hoon YH
Scientific reports 20210115 1
Premature ventricular contraction (PVC) and atrial fibrillation (AF) are common arrhythmias affecting 1-2% of the general population. During PVC, retrograde ventriculo-atrial activation can occur and act like an atrial ectopy. However, the clinical significance of this phenomenon is not fully understood. We aimed to elucidate whether the clinical diagnosis of PVC can increase the risk of new-onset AF. We performed a nationwide population-based analysis using the Korean National Health Insurance ...[more]