Incident Atrial Fibrillation and Disability-Free Survival in the Cardiovascular Health Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess the associations between incident atrial fibrillation (AF) and disability-free survival and risk of disability.

Design

Prospective cohort study.

Setting

Cardiovascular Health Study.

Participants

Individuals aged 65 and older and enrolled in fee-for-service Medicare followed between 1991 and 2009 (MN = 4,046). Individuals with prevalent AF, activity of daily living (ADL) disability, or a history of stroke or heart failure at baseline were excluded.

Measurements

Incident AF was identified according to annual study electrocardiogram, hospital discharge diagnosis, or Medicare claims. Disability-free survival was defined as survival free of ADL disability (any difficulty or inability in bathing, dressing, eating, using the toilet, walking

SUBMITTER: Wallace ER 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4840029 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature