Absolute and Attributable Risks of Atrial Fibrillation in Relation to Optimal and Borderline Risk Factors | Zendy

Rachel Huxley | Zendy; Faye L. Lopez | Zendy; Aaron R. Folsom | Zendy; Sunil Agarwal | Zendy; Laura R. Loehr | Zendy; Elsayed Z. Soliman | Zendy; Rich MacLehose | Zendy; Suma Konety | Zendy; Álvaro Alonso | Zendy

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Absolute and Attributable Risks of Atrial Fibrillation in Relation to Optimal and Borderline Risk Factors

Author(s) -

Rachel Huxley,

Faye L. Lopez,

Aaron R. Folsom,

Sunil Agarwal,

Laura R. Loehr,

Elsayed Z. Soliman,

Rich MacLehose,

Suma Konety,

Álvaro Alonso

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

circulation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795

H-Index - 607

eISSN - 1524-4539

pISSN - 0009-7322

DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.110.009035

Subject(s) - medicine , atrial fibrillation , cardiology , absolute risk reduction , risk factor , relative risk , confidence interval

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an important risk factor for stroke and overall mortality, but information about the preventable burden of AF is lacking. The aim of this study was to determine what proportion of the burden of AF in blacks and whites could theoretically be avoided by the maintenance of an optimal risk profile.

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