ArticleJACC. Advances2024
Ethnic Differences in Atrial Fibrillation in the United Kingdom.
Article in JACC. Advances, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Genetic ancestry and risk of atrial fibrillation in individuals of Black ethnicity in the UK Biobank.Open heart · 2026Pooled it
- Ethnic Contrasts in Stroke Risk Factors and the Atrial Fibrillation Paradox in the United Kingdom: Population-Based Study and Meta-Analysis.Neurology · 2025Pooled it
- Early versus delayed anticoagulation in acute ischemic stroke with atrial fibrillation according to infarct volume and location: A prespecified subgroup analysis of the OPTIMAS randomized controlled trial.International journal of stroke : official journal of the International Stroke Society · 2026Trial
- Race/ethnicity and burden of atrial fibrillation in adults with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.NPJ cardiovascular health · 2026Article
- Modifiable Lifestyle Factors, Left Atrial Indices, and Atrial Fibrillation.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2026Article
- Relationship between persistent atrial fibrillation in high-altitude regions and left atrial diameter, red cell distribution width, and NT-ProBNP: a retrospective case-control study.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Article
- Ethnic Differences in the Risk and Outcomes of Atrial Fibrillation: Still More Questions Than Answers.JACC. Advances · 2024Article
- Bridging Global Gaps in Cardiovascular Health: Catalyzing Action.JACC. Advances · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: Within the United States, White individuals experience a higher risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) while exhibiting a lower AF-related stroke risk compared to other ethnic groups. It is possible that these observations stem from phenomena unique to the United States, such as differential health care access. The United Kingdom provides socialized medicine, which ostensibly promotes equitable health care access. Objectives: The purpose of the study was to examine whether ethnic differences in the risks of AF and AF-related stroke and systemic infarcts exist in the United Kingdom. Methods: We leveraged longitudinal data from the UK Biobank between January 1, 2006, and June 30, 2020. Ethnicity was categorized as White, Black, South Asian, Chinese, or multiracial. Incident AF, stroke, and systemic infarct were ascertained from in- and out-patient records. Results: A total of 458,785 participants (438,333 White, 7,244 Black, 9,143 South Asian, 1,376 Chinese, and 2,689 multiracial) were included. After excluding those with prevalent AF, 8,706 developed incident AF. Black individuals (HR: 0.60; 95% CI: 0.49-0.74; Conclusions: In a European population with universal access to health care, White individuals consistently experienced the highest risk of AF, but there were no detectable differences in AF-related stroke or systemic infarcts.
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