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. 2023 Feb 1;6(2):e2255838.
doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.55838.

Prevalence and Incidence of Atrial Fibrillation Among Older Primary Care Patients

Shaan Khurshid  1   2 , Jeffrey M Ashburner  3   4 , Patrick T Ellinor  1   2 , David D McManus  5 , Steven J Atlas  3   4 , Daniel E Singer  3   4 , Steven A Lubitz  1   2
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Prevalence and Incidence of Atrial Fibrillation Among Older Primary Care Patients

Shaan Khurshid et al. JAMA Netw Open. .
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This cohort study is a secondary analysis of the VITAL-AF trial and assesses the prevalence and incidence of atrial fibrillation among the trial’s control participants.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Ellinor reported receiving personal fees from Bayer AG and Novartis and grants from IBM and Bayer AG during the conduct of the study. Dr McManus reported receiving personal fees from Fitbit Inc during the conduct of the study and serving on the scientific boards of Bristol Myers Squibb and Pfizer, serving on the data safety and monitoring boards of Avania and Boston Biomedical, serving as a reviewer for Venturewell, serving as an editor for the Heart Rhythm Society, receiving grants from Boehringer Ingelheim and the National Institutes of Health, and receiving nonfinancial support from Apple Computers. Dr Atlas reported receiving grants and personal fees from Bristol Myers Squibb, personal fees from Pfizer and Fitbit Inc, and grants from the American Heart Association outside the submitted work. Dr Singer reported receiving personal fees from Bristol Myers Squibb, Fitbit Inc, Medtronic, and Pfizer outside the submitted work. Dr Lubitz reported receiving personal fees from Bristol Myers Squibb, Pfizer, Invitae, and Blackstone Life Sciences, receiving grants from Boehringer Ingelheim, Fitbit Inc, Medtronic, Premier, and IBM, and being employed by the Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research Employment as of July 18, 2022, outside the submitted work. No other disclosures were reported.

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