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References and notes

¹The abstract “Passive smoking and the risk of atrial fibrillation: observational epidemiology and gene-environment interaction analysis” will be presented in the session “Atrial fibrillation: basic science – epidemiology” to be held on April 7, 2024 at 8:30 am (CEST) ” will be announced. Moderated e-poster 1.

²Hindrix G, Popala T, Dagles N, other. His 2020 ESC guidelines for the diagnosis and management of atrial fibrillation were developed in collaboration with the European Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery (EACTS). euro heart j. 2020;42:373-498.

³Jankelevitz DF, Cham MD, Hecht H; other. Association between passive cigarette smoking and coronary atherosclerosis demonstrated by CT angiography. JACC Cardiovascular Imaging. 2017;10:652-659.

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⁶Gallo V, Neesham D, Airoldi L, other. Second-hand smoke, cotinine levels, and risk of cardiovascular mortality in a large cohort study of nonsmokers. epidemiology. 2010;21:207-214.

⁷Grants SA, Parmley WW. Passive smoking and heart disease. epidemiology, physiology, and biochemistry. Circulation. 1991;83:1-12.

⁸Lv X, Sun J, Bi Y, other. All-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease risk associated with second-hand smoke exposure: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Cardiol. 2015;199:106-115.

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