Relationship Between High Blood Pressure, Atrial Cardiopathy, and Mortality in the General Population.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Atrial cardiopathy is associated with an increased risk of mortality. However, it is unclear whether this association is modified by hypertension, a risk factor for both atrial cardiopathy and mortality.

Methods

This analysis included 8,023 participants from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Electrocardiographic deep terminal negativity of P-wave in V1 ≥100 µV defined atrial cardiopathy. National Death Index was used to identify the date and cause of death. Cox proportional hazard analysis was used to examine the association of atrial cardiopathy with mortality among participants stratified by hypertension status.

Results

In total 2.7% of the participants had atrial cardiopathy. Over a median follow-up of 14 years, 2,922 all-cause

SUBMITTER: Imtiaz Ahmad M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9793894 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature