Key result
Higher NT proBNP levels strongly predicted incident atrial fibrillation across diverse demographic groups, with an adjusted HR of 2.2 (95% CI 1.9-2.5) per ln-transformed unit.
Why the study?
Does NT-proBNP predict incident atrial fibrillation across different age, sex, and racial/ethnic groups?
Cohort (n=5,518)
Does NT-proBNP predict incident atrial fibrillation across different age, sex, and racial/ethnic groups?
Hazard Ratio: 2.2 (95% CI 1.9–2.5)
NT-proBNP is a robust predictor of incident atrial fibrillation across diverse racial and ethnic groups, with stronger prognostic value in younger patients and women.
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NT-proBNP predicts incident AF similarly across ethnicities; leaves open whether thresholds should vary by race in risk models.
Patton et al. (2013) conducted a cohort in Atrial fibrillation (n=5,518). NT proBNP vs. Lower NT proBNP levels was evaluated on incident AF (HR 2.2, 95% CI 1.9-2.5). Higher NT proBNP levels strongly predicted incident atrial fibrillation across diverse demographic groups, with an adjusted HR of 2.2 (95% CI 1.9-2.5) per ln-transformed unit.
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