Longitudinal Measures of Blood Pressure and Subclinical Atrial Arrhythmias: The MESA and the ARIC Study

Longitudinal Measures of Blood Pressure and Subclinical Atrial Arrhythmias: The MESA and the ARIC Study

Background High blood pressure (BP) is a well‐known risk factor for atrial fibrillation (AF), but a single BP measurement may provide limited information about AF risk in older adults. Methods and Results This study included 1256 MESA (Multi‐Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis) and 1948 ARIC (Atheroscle...

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Main Authors: Barbara N. Harding, Faye L. Norby, Susan R. Heckbert, Barbara McKnight, Bruce M. Psaty, Elsayed Z. Soliman, James S. Floyd, Lin Yee Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-06-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
arrhythmia
atrial fibrillation
atrial fibrillation arrhythmia
blood pressure
electrocardiography
older adults
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.120.020260

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