Key result
Grade II obesity is linked to ~157% greater AF risk among hypertensive patients.
Why the study?
This study aimed to assess AF incidence and predictive factors in hypertensive patients and formulate an AF risk assessment score to identify patients most likely to develop AF.
Cohort (n=12,206)
Yes
Effect estimate: HR 2.57 (95% CI 1.70-3.90)
p-value: p=<0.001
A new risk score incorporating age, male sex, obesity, and heart failure can identify hypertensive patients at greatest risk for developing incident atrial fibrillation.
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May aid AF monitoring decisions in hypertension; leaves open prospective validation of derived risk score.
Orozco‐Beltrán et al. (2020) conducted a cohort in Hypertension (n=12,206). Risk factor assessment (Age, Sex, BMI, Heart Failure) was evaluated on Incidence of atrial fibrillation (HR 2.57, 95% CI 1.70-3.90, p=<0.001). Age, male sex, obesity, and heart failure were identified as independent predictors of atrial fibrillation in hypertensive patients, with grade II obesity conferring the highest risk (HR 2.57).
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