Atrial fibrillation incidence and risk factors in relation to race-ethnicity and the population attributable fraction of atrial fibrillation risk factors: the Multi-Ethnic Study of …
CJ Rodriguez, EZ Soliman, A Alonso, K Swett… - Annals of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Purpose We studied incident atrial fibrillation (AF) in the prospective community-based Multi-
Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Reportedly, non-Hispanic blacks (NHBs) have a
lower AF burden compared with their non-Hispanic white (NHW) counterparts. Information
on the epidemiology of AF in Hispanic and Asian populations is much more limited. Methods
We excluded participants with a history of AF at enrollment. A total of 6721 MESA
participants were monitored for the first AF event ascertained according to hospital …
Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Reportedly, non-Hispanic blacks (NHBs) have a
lower AF burden compared with their non-Hispanic white (NHW) counterparts. Information
on the epidemiology of AF in Hispanic and Asian populations is much more limited. Methods
We excluded participants with a history of AF at enrollment. A total of 6721 MESA
participants were monitored for the first AF event ascertained according to hospital …