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ArticleEndocrine2017

Sex hormones and the risk of atrial fibrillation: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA).

Wesley T O'Neal, Saman Nazarian, Alvaro Alonso, Susan R Heckbert, Viola Vaccarino, Elsayed Z Soliman

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Article in Endocrine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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18 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Wesley T O'NealDepartment of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA. wesley.oneal@emory.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0751-4760
Saman NazarianDepartment of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Alvaro AlonsoDepartment of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Susan R HeckbertCardiovascular Health Research Unit, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
Viola VaccarinoDepartment of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Elsayed Z SolimanDepartment of Internal Medicine, Section on Cardiology, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
Emory University · USUniversity of Pennsylvania · USUniversity of Washington · USWake Forest University · US

Funding

Institute for Clinical and Translational ResearchUL1TR001079 · NCATS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI FORD, DANIEL ERNEST · 2013 to 2017
$60.1M
Clinical and Translational Science AwardUL1TR000040 · NCATS · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI GINSBERG, HENRY N · 2012 to 2015
$26.2M
Atrial fibrillation burden, vascular disease of the brain and cardiac MRI in MESAR01HL127659 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI HECKBERT, SUSAN R · 2015 to 2018
$7.4M
Cigarette Smoke and Susceptibility to Influenza InfectionR01HL095163 · NHLBI · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI JASPERS, ILONA, NOAH, TERRY L · 2009 to 2013
$2.0M
Adjunctive Use of Apyrase to Fibrinolytic TherapyR44HL095169 · NHLBI · APT THERAPEUTICS, INC. · PI CHEN, RIDONG · 2012 to 2013
$1.3M
SUBCLINICAL CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE STUDYN01HC095166 · HC · UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT &ST AGRIC COLLEGE · PI TRACY, RUSSELL P · 1999 to 2001
$758k
SUBCLINICAL CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE STUDY-FIELD CENTERN01HC095162 · HC · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI SZKLO, MOYSES A · 1999 to 2000
$694k
SUBCLINICAL CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE STUDY--FIELD CENTERN01HC095161 · HC · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI SHEA, STEVEN · 1999 to 2001
$642k
SUBCLINICAL CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE STUDY--FIELD CENTERN01HC095165 · HC · WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY · PI BURKE, GREGORY L · 1999 to 2001
$616k
SUBCLINICAL CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE STUDY--FIELD CENTERN01HC095160 · HC · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI SAAD, MOHAMMED F · 1999 to 2001
$592k
SUBCLINICAL CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE STUDY-FIELD CENTERN01HC095164 · HC · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY · PI LIU, KIANG JOHN · 1999 to 2001
$511k
SUBCLINICAL CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE STUDY--FIELD CENTERN01HC095163 · HC · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA TWIN CITIES · PI FOLSOM, AARON R · 1999 to 2001
$443k
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeAtrial fibrillation is more prevalent in men than women. Due to these sex differences in atrial fibrillation susceptibility, we examined whether sex hormones have differing associations with atrial fibrillation risk in men and women.

methodsThis analysis included 4883 (mean age = 63 ± 10 years; 39% women; 64% non-white) participants from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Sex hormones (total testosterone, bioavailable testosterone, estradiol, and sex hormone binding globulin) were measured at baseline (2000-2002) for all male and all postmenopausal female participants. Atrial fibrillation was ascertained by hospital discharge records, Medicare claims data, and study electrocardiograms through December 31, 2012.

resultsOver a median follow-up of 10.9 years, a total of 613 (13%) atrial fibrillation cases were detected. A higher incidence rate of atrial fibrillation was observed for males (n = 385, age-standardized incidence rate per 1000 person-years = 12.3, 95%CI = 11.1, 13.6) than females (n = 228, age-standardized incidence rate per 1000 person-years = 9.0, 95%CI = 7.9, 10.3). In men, higher bioavailable testosterone levels were associated with increased atrial fibrillation risk (HR = 1.32, 95%CI = 1.01, 1.74; p = 0.044; comparing 3rd to 1st tertile), while an association in the opposite direction was observed for women (HR = 0.81, 95%CI = 0.58, 1.13; p = 0.22; comparing 3rd to 1st tertile). Other hormones were not associated with atrial fibrillation in men or women.

conclusionHigher levels of endogenous bioavailable testosterone contribute to atrial fibrillation development in men. The combination of endogenous bioavailable testosterone and other risk factors potentially are important for atrial fibrillation development in men.

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AgedAged, 80 and overAsianAtherosclerosisAtrial FibrillationBlack or African AmericanBlack PeopleEthnicityFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGonadal Steroid HormonesHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrevalenceRisk AssessmentGonadal Steroid HormonesTestosteroneAtrial fibrillationEpidemiologyRiskSex hormones

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PMID28786078
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