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, C, Niiranen, T, Ojeda, Fm, GIANFAGNA, FRANCESCO, Blankenberg, S, Njølstad, I, Vartiainen, E, Sans, S, Pasterkamp, G, Hughes, M, Costanzo, S, Donati, Mb, Jousilahti, P, Linneberg, A, Palosaari, T, de Gaetano, G, Bobak, M, den Ruijter, Hm, Mathiesen, E, Jørgensen, T, Söderberg, S, Kuulasmaa, K, Zeller, T, IACOVIELLO, LICIA, Salomaa, V, Schnabel, Rb
• Other Authors: Gianfagna, Francesco, Iacoviello, Licia
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Epidemiology; public health; cardiovascular risk; Moli; Northern Sweden
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11383/2064797; https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.028981

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...