Association Between Age at Diagnosis of Atrial Fibrillation and Subsequent Risk of Ischemic Stroke

• Published in: Journal of the American Heart Association Vol. 14; no. 4; p. e038367
• Main Authors: Cheng, Yun‐Jiu, Deng, Hai, Wei, Hui‐Qiang, Lin, Wei‐Dong, Liang, Zhuomin, Chen, Yili, Dong, Yugang, Fang, Xian‐Hong, Liao, Hong‐Tao, Wu, Shu‐Lin, Liu, Fang‐Zhou, Xue, Yu‐Mei, Wu, Zexuan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England John Wiley and Sons Inc 18.02.2025; Wiley
• Subjects: age at diagnosis; Age Factors; Aged; atrial fibrillation; Atrial Fibrillation - complications; Atrial Fibrillation - diagnosis; Atrial Fibrillation - epidemiology; Female; Humans; Incidence; ischemic stroke; Ischemic Stroke - diagnosis; Ischemic Stroke - epidemiology; Male; Middle Aged; Original Research; Proportional Hazards Models; Prospective Studies; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; Time Factors; United States - epidemiology; United States; age at diagnosis; atrial fibrillation; ischemic stroke
• ISSN: 2047-9980; 2047-9980
• DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.124.038367

Atrial fibrillation (AF) significantly increases the ischemic stroke risk. However, the relationship between age at diagnosis of AF and subsequent stroke risk remains poorly understood. We analyzed data from 5 prospective cohorts: ARIC (Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities) study, CHS (Cardiovascular...