Association Between Frailty and Atrial Fibrillation in Older Adults: The Framingham Heart Study Offspring Cohort

Association Between Frailty and Atrial Fibrillation in Older Adults: The Framingham Heart Study Offspring Cohort

Background Frailty is associated bidirectionally with cardiovascular disease. However, the relations between frailty and atrial fibrillation (AF) have not been fully elucidated. Methods and Results Using the FHS (Framingham Heart Study) Offspring cohort, we sought to examine both the association bet...

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Main Authors: Ariela R. Orkaby, Jelena Kornej, Steven A. Lubitz, David D. McManus, Thomas G. Travison, Jason A. Sherer, Ludovic Trinquart, Joanne M. Murabito, Emelia J. Benjamin, Sarah R. Preis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
association study
atrial fibrillation
frailty
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.120.018557

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