Sex Differences in the Association Between Hypertension and Incident Atrial Fibrillation

Sex Differences in the Association Between Hypertension and Incident Atrial Fibrillation

Background Limited evidence is available on sex differences about the association between hypertension and incident atrial fibrillation (AF). Methods and Results We used a nationwide health checkup and claims database to analyze 3 383 738 adults (median age, 43 (36–51) years, 57.4% men). We investig...

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Main Authors: Satoshi Kanazawa, Hidehiro Kaneko, Yuichiro Yano, Yuta Suzuki, Akira Okada, Satoshi Matsuoka, Katsuhito Fujiu, Nobuaki Michihata, Taisuke Jo, Norifumi Takeda, Hiroyuki Morita, Koichi Node, Hideo Yasunaga, Issei Komuro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-03-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
atrial fibrillation
blood pressure
hypertension
sex difference
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.122.026240

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