Racial Differences in Atrial Fibrillation Management Between White Patients and Black Patients in Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloid

Black patients have higher rates of stroke than White patients. Paradoxically, atrial fibrillation (AF) affects twice as many White patients compared with Black patients. Transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis (ATTR-CA) is associated with both AF and strokes. We hypothesized that although Black patients with ATTR-CA have a lower incidence of AF, when diagnosed with AF, they have increased thromboembolic events. Patients with ATTR-CA (n  = 558) at 3 international centers were retrospectively identified.

Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - December 14, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Lindsey R. Mitrani, Robert A. Tumasian, Silvia Vilches, Jeffeny De Los Santos, Esther Gonzalez-Lopez, Angelo Giuseppe Caponetti, Giulia Saturi, Jesus G. Mirelis, Simone Longhi, Christian Gagliardi, Jeff Goldsmith, Claudio Rapezzi, Pablo Garc ía-Pavía, M Source Type: research