Lifetime Risk of Atrial Fibrillation by Race and Socioeconomic Status: ARIC Study (Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities) [Original Articles]

Conclusions:
Lifetime risk of AF in the ARIC cohort was 1 in 3 among whites and 1 in 5 among African Americans. Socioeconomic status was inversely associated with cumulative incidence of AF before the last decades of life.

Source: Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology - July 12, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Mou, L., Norby, F. L., Chen, L. Y., ONeal, W. T., Lewis, T. T., Loehr, L. R., Soliman, E. Z., Alonso, A. Tags: Atrial Fibrillation, Epidemiology, Race and Ethnicity Original Articles Source Type: research