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Association of carbohydrate, rice, noodle and bread consumption and atrial fibrillation risk in a Japanese urban population: a prospective cohort study

BMJ Open

The paper

Paramita Khairan, Yuka Kato, Yoshihiro Kokubo,

Ahmed Arafa, Yoko M. Nakao, Chisa Matsumoto, Koutatsu Maruyama,

Kengo Fukushima Kusano

National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center

BMJ Open · 24 Aug 2026

doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-109639 PubMed 42637257

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