The mC₂HEST Score for Incident Atrial Fibrillation: MESA (Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Assessing individuals' risk of developing incident atrial fibrillation (AF) is important for making preventive and screening strategies.

Objectives

The performance of the mC₂HEST score for predicting incident AF has scarcely been evaluated, especially in a multi-ethnic population.

Methods

Participants from the MESA (Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis were enrolled in the present study, which involved population of different ethnicities (Caucasian, African-American, Chinese-American, and Hispanic) aged between 45 and 84 from 6 communities in the United States. The discriminative and calibration performance of the mC₂HEST score was compared with other risk models.

Results

A total of 4,524 subjects (mean age 60.2 ± 9.5 years; 53

SUBMITTER: Li Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11773033 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature