Letter by Watanabe and Aizawa Regarding Article, “Blood Lipid Levels, Lipid-Lowering Medications, and the Incidence of Atrial Fibrillation: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study”

Letter by Watanabe and Aizawa regarding article, "Blood lipid levels, lipid-lowering medications, and the incidence of atrial fibrillation: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study".

Blood Lipid Levels, Lipid Lowering Medications, and the Incidence of Atrial Fibrillation: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study

Division of Epidemiology & Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; Dept of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC; Division of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; Dept of Epidemiology, Division of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University ...

Blood lipid levels, lipid-lowering medications, and the incidence of atrial fibrillation: the atherosclerosis risk in communities study.

BACKGROUND Several cardiovascular risk factors have been associated with the risk of atrial fibrillation (AF). Limited and inconsistent evidence exists on the association of blood lipid levels and lipid-lowering medication use with AF risk. METHODS AND RESULTS We analyzed 13 969 participants (25% African American, 45% men) free of AF at baseline from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities st...

Metabolomics and Incidence of Atrial Fibrillation in African Americans: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study

BACKGROUND Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common arrhythmia. Application of metabolomic approaches, which may identify novel pathways and biomarkers of disease risk, to a longitudinal epidemiologic study of AF has been limited. METHODS We determined the prospective association of 118 serum metabolites identified through untargeted metabolomics profiling with the incidence of newly-diagnosed AF...

Airflow obstruction, lung function, and incidence of atrial fibrillation: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study.

BACKGROUND Reduced low forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) is reportedly associated with an increased risk of atrial fibrillation (AF). Extant reports do not provide separate estimates for never smokers or for blacks, who incongruously have lower AF incidence than whites. METHODS AND RESULTS We examined 15 004 middle-aged blacks and whites enrolled in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Commu...