Risk factors articles from across Nature Portfolio

Atrial cardiopathy precedes atrial fibrillation and stroke, yet it is detected through costly, inaccessible cardiac imaging. Here, the authors show that a deep learning model estimates left atrial structure and function from a 12-lead ECG and independently predicts adverse cardiovascular outcomes.

Since the introduction of vaping with electronic cigarettes in the late 2000s, controversy has continued to exist regarding the risks and benefits. Many studies indicate that electronic cigarettes are an effective smoking-cessation tool. Now, a large database analysis by Kim et al. provides a glimpse of the risks of lung cancer for smokers who quit with versus without vaping.