Atrial fibrillation in an African-American cohort: The Jackson Heart Study.

Thomas R AustinKerri L WigginsChad BlackshearYi YangEmelia J BenjaminLesley H CurtisNona SotoodehniaAdolfo CorreaSusan R Heckbert

Published in: Clinical cardiology (2018)

These findings underscore the potential additional benefits of interventions for weight management, control of hypertension, and smoking cessation for the prevention of AF among AAs.

Keyphrases

smoking cessation
atrial fibrillation
african american
physical activity
replacement therapy
heart failure
blood pressure
oral anticoagulants
catheter ablation
left atrial
body mass index
direct oral anticoagulants
left atrial appendage
weight loss
weight gain
risk assessment
acute coronary syndrome