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Impact of alcohol habits and smoking on the risk of new-onset atrial fibrillation in hypertensive patients with ECG left ventricular hypertrophy: The LIFE Study

Inger AriansenDepartment of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital Ullevål, Oslo, Norway
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Henrik M. ReimsDepartment of Pathology, Oslo University, Hospital Ullevål, Oslo, Norway
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Knut GjesdalDepartment of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital Ullevål, Oslo, Norway;University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Michael Hecht OlsenDepartment of Internal Medicine, Glostrup University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Hans IbsenDivision of Cardiology, Holbæk Hospital, Holbæk, Denmark
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Richard B. DevereuxGreenberg Division of Cardiology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, USA
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Peter M. OkinGreenberg Division of Cardiology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, USA
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Sverre E. KjeldsenDepartment of Cardiology, Oslo University Hospital Ullevål, Oslo, Norway;University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Björn DahlöfDepartment of Internal Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital/Östra, Göteborg, Sweden
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Kristian WachtellDepartment of Cardiology, The Heart Center, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Pages 6-11 | Received 16 May 2011, Accepted 02 Sep 2011, Published online: 10 Nov 2011

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