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Incidence of Atrial Fibrillation and Relationship With Cardiovascular Events, Heart Failure, and Mortality

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Vermond, Rob A., Geelhoed, Bastiaan, Verweij, Niek, Tieleman, Robert G., Van der Harst, Pim, Hillege, Hans L., Van Gilst, Wiek H., Van Gelder, Isabelle C. +1 more·2015·Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Abstract

Background Important improvements have been made in treatment of diseases associated with atrial fibrillation (AF), such as hypertension, myocardial infarction, and heart failure. Incidence rates and risk factors may have changed with the aging of the population and changing lifestyles. Currently, the risk for AF is only partially explained, possibly because of differences between older cohorts and contemporary populations.Objectives This study investigated the incidence of AF in a contemporary cohort in the Netherlands, together with comorbidities associated with AF and associations of AF with cardiovascular outcomes.Methods Incident AF was ascertained for hospital and study electrocardiograms in 8,265 participants of the PREVEND (Prevention of Renal and Vascular End-Stage Disease) study in Groningen, the Netherlands.Results During 9.7 ± 2.3 years of follow-up, 265 participants developed AF, with a resulting overall AF incidence of 3.3 per 1,000 person-years. Advancing age, male sex, antihypertensive drug use, higher body mass index, previous myocardial infarction, and previous stroke were associated with AF. After multivariable adjustment, AF was associated with cardiovascular events (hazard ratio [HR]: 2.24; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.06 to 4.75; p = 0.035), heart failure with either reduced or preserved ejection fraction (HR: 4.52; 95% CI: 2.02 to 10.09; p < 0.001), and all-cause mortality (HR: 3.02; 95% CI: 1.73 to 5.27; p < 0.001).Conclusions The incidence of AF in the present cohort was comparable to that shown in data of older studies. Obesity has become a major risk factor for incident AF. Although overall cardiovascular event rates were lower in the present study, the present study confirms the association of incident AF with such events.

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Authors
Vermond, R. A., Geelhoed, B., Verweij, N., Tieleman, R. G., Van der Harst, P., Hillege, H. L., Van Gilst, W. H., Van Gelder, I. C., & Rienstra, M.
Affiliations
  • University Medical Center Groningen (NL)
  • Martini Ziekenhuis (NL)
Corresponding author
Rienstra, Michiel
Venue
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2015-09
Volume
66
Issue
9
Pages
1000-1007
ISSN
0735-1097 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1951132801
Cited by
297
References
35
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FWCI
19.37
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology) (publishedVersion, other-oa)
  • University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders
  • Bayer
  • Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (016.136.055)
  • Medtronic
  • Bristol-Myers Squibb
  • St. Jude Medical
  • Boehringer Ingelheim
  • Hartstichting (NHS2010B280)
  • Pfizer
  • Nierstichting (E0.13)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiac Health and Mental Health
Keywords
atrial fibrillation, incidence, cardiovascular events, heart failure, all-cause mortality, obesity, body mass index, risk factors, antihypertensive drugs, hypertension, myocardial infarction, stroke, PREVEND study, older adults
MeSH terms
Adult, Aged, Atrial Fibrillation, Cause of Death, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Heart Failure, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Myocardial Infarction, Netherlands, Retrospective Studies, Cohort Studies, Comorbidity, Incidence, Proportional Hazards Models, Survival Analysis, Age Distribution, Sex Distribution, Risk Assessment, Kaplan-Meier Estimate

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