TY - JOUR
T1 - Epidemiology of Atrial Fibrillation
T2 - Geographic/Ecological Risk Factors, Age, Sex, Genetics
AU - Zhang, Juqian
AU - Johnsen, Søren Paaske
AU - Guo, Yutao
AU - Lip, Gregory Y.H.
PY - 2021/3/1
Y1 - 2021/3/1
N2 - Atrial fibrillation is the most common arrhythmia globally. The global prevalence of atrial fibrillation is positively correlated with the sociodemographic index of different regions. Advancing age, male sex, and Caucasian race are risk factors; female sex is correlated with higher atrial fibrillation mortality worldwide likely owing to thromboembolic risk. African American ethnicity is associated with lower atrial fibrillation risk, same as Asian and Hispanic/Latino ethnicities compared with Caucasians. Atrial fibrillation may be heritable, and more than 100 genetic loci have been identified. A polygenic risk score and clinical risk factors are feasible and effective in risk stratification of incident disease.
AB - Atrial fibrillation is the most common arrhythmia globally. The global prevalence of atrial fibrillation is positively correlated with the sociodemographic index of different regions. Advancing age, male sex, and Caucasian race are risk factors; female sex is correlated with higher atrial fibrillation mortality worldwide likely owing to thromboembolic risk. African American ethnicity is associated with lower atrial fibrillation risk, same as Asian and Hispanic/Latino ethnicities compared with Caucasians. Atrial fibrillation may be heritable, and more than 100 genetic loci have been identified. A polygenic risk score and clinical risk factors are feasible and effective in risk stratification of incident disease.
KW - Atrial fibrillation
KW - Epidemiology
KW - Genetics
KW - Risk factors
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85099207679&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.ccep.2020.10.010
DO - 10.1016/j.ccep.2020.10.010
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85099207679
SN - 1877-9182
VL - 13
SP - 1
EP - 23
JO - Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics
JF - Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics
IS - 1
ER -