Risk of sick sinus syndrome in patients diagnosed with atrial fibrillation: A population‐based cohort

Sinoatrial node dysfunction and atrial fibrillation (AF) frequently coexist and interact with each other, often to initiate and perpetuate each other.To determine the effect of AF on the incidence and risk of sick sinus syndrome (SSS).The association of incident AF with the development of incident SSS was assessed from 2004 to 2014 in 302 229 SSS- and pacemaker-free subjects aged ≥60 years in the Korea National Health Insurance Service-Senior...