Sex Differences and Similarities in Atrial Fibrillation Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Mortality in Community Cohorts:Results From the BiomarCaRE Consortium (Biomarker for Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in Europe)

• Published in: Circulation
• Main Authors: Magnussen, Christina, Niiranen, Teemu J, Ojeda, Francisco M, Gianfagna, Francesco, Blankenberg, Stefan, Njølstad, Inger, Vartiainen, Erkki, Sans, Susana, Pasterkamp, Gerard, Hughes, Maria, Costanzo, Simona, Donati, Maria Benedetta, Jousilahti, Pekka, Linneberg, Allan, Palosaari, Tarja, de Gaetano, Giovanni, Bobak, Martin, den Ruijter, Hester M, Mathiesen, Ellisiv, Jørgensen, Torben, Söderberg, Stefan, Kuulasmaa, Kari, Zeller, Tanja, Iacoviello, Licia, Salomaa, Veikko, Schnabel, Renate B
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Adult; Age Factors; Aged; 80 and over; Atrial Fibrillation; Body Mass Index; Cholesterol; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Norway; Risk Factors; Sex Characteristics; Sex Factors; Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Multicenter Study; Observational Study; Moli; Northern Sweden
• Online Access: https://vbn.aau.dk/da/publications/a56046e8-32d4-402b-93a7-afe57f438090; https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.028981; https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5657474/pdf/emss-74083.pdf

BACKGROUND: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common cardiac disease in aging populations with high comorbidity and mortality. Sex differences in AF epidemiology are insufficiently understood. METHODS: In N=79 793 individuals without AF diagnosis at baseline (median age, 49.6 years; age range, 24.1-97.6...