Age-specific atrial fibrillation incidence, attributable risk factors and risk of stroke and mortality: results from the MORGAM Consortium.
Bente MorsethBastiaan GeelhoedAllan LinnebergLars JohanssonKari KuulasmaaVeikko V SalomaaLicia IacovielloSimona CostanzoStefan SöderbergTeemu J NiiranenJulie K K Vishram-NielsenInger NjølstadTom WilsgaardEllisiv B MathiesenMaja-Lisa LøchenTanja ZellerStefan BlankenbergFrancisco M OjedaRenate B Schnabelnull nullPublished in: Open heart (2021)
In this large European cohort aged 40 years and above, risk of AF was largely attributed to BMI, high alcohol consumption and a history MI or stroke from middle age. Thus, preventive measures for AF should target risk factors such as obesity and hypertension from early age and continue throughout life.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- risk factors
- alcohol consumption
- catheter ablation
- oral anticoagulants
- left atrial
- left atrial appendage
- direct oral anticoagulants
- heart failure
- blood pressure
- metabolic syndrome
- type diabetes
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- body mass index
- cardiovascular disease
- coronary artery disease
- cardiovascular events
- adipose tissue
- acute coronary syndrome
- subarachnoid hemorrhage