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    • Sex-Specific Associations between Blood Pressure and Risk of Atrial Fibrillation Subtypes in the Tromsø Study 

      Espnes, Hilde; Ball, Jocasta; Løchen, Maja-Lisa; Wilsgaard, Tom; Njølstad, Inger; Mathiesen, Ellisiv B; Gerdts, Eva; Sharashova, Ekaterina (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-04-05)
      The aim of this study was to explore sex-specific associations between systolic blood pressure (SBP), hypertension, and the risk of incident atrial fibrillation (AF) subtypes, including paroxysmal, persistent, and permanent AF, in a general population. A total of 13,137 women and 11,667 men who participated in the fourth survey of the Tromsø Study (1994–1995) were followed up for incident AF until ...

    • Sex-specific time trends in incident atrial fibrillation and the contribution of risk factors: the Tromsø Study 1994-2016 

      Sharashova, Ekaterina; Gerdts, Eva; Ball, Jocasta; Espnes, Hilde; Jacobsen, Bjarne K.; Kildal, Simon; Mathiesen, Ellisiv B.; Njølstad, Inger; Rosengren, Annika; Schirmer, Henrik; Wilsgaard, Tom; Løchen, Maja-Lisa (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-10-14)
      Aims To explore sex-specific time trends in atrial fibrillation (AF) incidence and to estimate the impact of changes in risk factor levels using individual participant-level data from the population-based Tromsø Study 1994–2016.<p> <p>Methods and results A total of 14 818 women and 13 225 men aged 25 years or older without AF were enrolled in the Tromsø Study between 1994 and 2008 and followed ...