Why the study?
Do impaired fasting glucose and prehypertension increase the risk of new onset atrial fibrillation in a healthy Asian population without underlying disease?
Do impaired fasting glucose and prehypertension increase the risk of new onset atrial fibrillation in a healthy Asian population without underlying disease?
Prehypertension and impaired fasting glucose are significant risk factors for new-onset atrial fibrillation even in healthy individuals without comorbidities, particularly those with a BMI <25 kg/m2.
May identify higher AF risk warranting monitoring in normal-BMI Asians with prehypertension plus IFG; leaves open whether modification reduces incidence.
Even in a healthy Asian populations without comorbidities, prehypertension and IFG were important risk factors of AF. Specifically, when prehypertension, including systolic and diastolic BPs, was finally combined with the IFG, the risk of new onset AF was increased especially in the BMI <25 kg/m2 group.
No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.
Lee et al. (2017) studied this question.
Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context: