Does atrial fibrillation increase the risk of death in subjects from the Framingham Heart Study?
Subjects from the original cohort of the Framingham Heart Study
Atrial fibrillation (exposure)
Absence of atrial fibrillation
Mortality riskhard clinical
Atrial fibrillation is independently associated with a significant increase in mortality risk across both sexes and a wide range of ages.
In subjects from the original cohort of the Framingham Heart Study, AF was associated with a 1.5- to 1.9-fold mortality risk after adjustment for the preexisting cardiovascular conditions with which AF was related. The decreased survival seen with AF was present in men and women and across a wide range of ages.
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Emelia J. Benjamin
Philip A. Wolf
Ralph B. D’Agostino
Circulation
Boston University
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
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Benjamin et al. (Tue,) studied this question.
www.synapsesocial.com/papers/69daa2678988aeabbe687092 — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.98.10.946