Parental Atrial Fibrillation as a Risk Factor for Atrial Fibrillation in Offspring
Fox C, Parise H, D'Agostino R, Lloyd-Jones D, Vasan R, Wang T, Levy D, Wolf P, Benjamin E. Parental Atrial Fibrillation as a Risk Factor for Atrial Fibrillation in Offspring. JAMA 2004, 291: 2851-2855. PMID: 15199036, DOI: 10.1001/jama.291.23.2851.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtrial fibrillationOffspring participantsNew-onset atrial fibrillationPopulation-based epidemiologic studyAntecedent myocardial infarctionCommon cardiac dysrhythmiaProspective cohort studyYears of ageFramingham Heart StudyFamilial atrial fibrillationCohort studyHeart failureCardiac dysrhythmiasMyocardial infarctionOriginal cohortRisk factorsEpidemiologic studiesRare caseHeart StudyGenetic susceptibilityFibrillationUnselected individualsGenetic factorsDysrhythmiasFuture risk