biostudies-literatureWallace ERNIA NIH HHSNHLBI NIH HHSNational Heart, Lung, and Blood InstituteNational Institute on Aging838-43https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC4840029biostudies-literatureUnknown64(4)<h4>Objectives</h4>To assess the associations between incident atrial fibrillation (AF) and disability-free survival and risk of disability.<h4>Design</h4>Prospective cohort study.<h4>Setting</h4>Cardiovascular Health Study.<h4>Participants</h4>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.<h4>Measurements</h4>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, walkingJournal of the American Geriatrics SocietyIncident Atrial Fibrillation and Disability-Free Survival in the Cardiovascular Health Study.PMC4840029HL102214T32 HL007902I‐T32‐HL07902HL080295U01 HL080295HHSN268200800007CR56 AG023629N01 HC085080N01 HC55222N01HC55222R01 HL080295N01HC85081N01HC85082R01 AG023629N01HC85080HHSN268201200036CK01 AG039387N01HC85086N01HC85083N01HC85079N01 HC085079AG023629IT32-HL07902R01 HL102214Sitlani CMThielke SDublin SMitchell PHSiscovick DSOdden MCHeckbert SRWallace ERHirsch CHfalseIncident Atrial Fibrillation and Disability-Free Survival in the Cardiovascular Health Study.<h4>Objectives</h4>To assess the associations between incident atrial fibrillation (AF) and disability-free survival and risk of disability.<h4>Design</h4>Prospective cohort study.<h4>Setting</h4>Cardiovascular Health Study.<h4>Participants</h4>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.<h4>Measurements</h4>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, walking2016-01-01T00:00:00Z2016 Apr2025-04-19T15:03:01.674Z2019-03-27T02:12:09ZS-EPMC48400292692655910.1111/jgs.14037