title: Clinical risk factors and subclinical target organ damage as predictors of new-onset of atrial fibrillation: the Catanzaro atrial fibrillation project.
authors.affiliation: Chair of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University Magna Græcia of Catanzaro, Italy. Electronic address: perticone@unicz.it.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Perticone
authors.affiliation: Chair of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University Magna Græcia of Catanzaro, Italy.
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sciacqua
authors.affiliation: Chair of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University Magna Græcia of Catanzaro, Italy.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Perticone
authors.affiliation: Chair of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University Magna Græcia of Catanzaro, Italy.
authors.forename: Eliezer J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Tassone
authors.affiliation: Chair of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University Magna Græcia of Catanzaro, Italy.
authors.forename: Giorgio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sesti
authors.affiliation: I Clinica Medica, Sapienza University, Roma, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Violi
authors.affiliation: University of Birmingham, Centre for Cardiovascular Sciences, City Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Gregory Y H
authors.initials: GY
authors.lastname: Lip
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009102:Multiple Organ Failure / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors
keywords: Atherosclerosis; Atrial fibrillation; Cardiovascular risk factors; Subclinical organ damage