Open AccessBrachial Flow-Mediated Dilation and Risk of Atrial Fibrillation in Older Adults: The Cardiovascular Health Study
Author(s) -
Parveen K. Garg,
Traci M. Bartz,
Gregory L. Burke,
John S. Gottdiener,
David M. Herrington,
Susan R. Heckbert,
Jorge R. Kizer,
a Sotoodehnia,
Kenneth J. Mukamal
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
vascular health and risk management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.892
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1178-2048
pISSN - 1176-6344
DOI - 10.2147/vhrm.s297720
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , brachial artery , atrial fibrillation , prospective cohort study , cardiology , diabetes mellitus , confidence interval , quartile , proportional hazards model , cohort study , cohort , blood pressure , endocrinology
Endothelial dysfunction is associated with common risk factors for AF and has been implicated in the pathophysiology of atrial fibrillation (AF) through a variety of mechanisms. We determined the prospective association of brachial flow-mediated dilation (FMD) with incident AF among older adults.