Resting Heart Rate and Incident Atrial Fibrillation in Black Adults in the Jackson Heart Study.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Resting heart rate (RHR) is a widely available measure of cardiovascular fitness that has been associated with several cardiovascular outcomes. RHR has previously been associated with the risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) among individuals of European ancestry, but little is known about this association in Black adults.

Objective

To evaluate the association between RHR and incident AF in a large community-based sample of Black adults, independently of established risk factors.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study uses data from the Jackson Heart Study, a prospective community-based cohort in Jackson, Mississippi. Participants without prevalent AF were included and were monitored for new-onset AF during follow-up, from 2000 through 2016. Data a

SUBMITTER: Yogeswaran V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11525598 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature