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Trends in Cardiovascular Mortality Related to Atrial Fibrillation in the United States, 2011 to 2018.

ABSTRACT: Background Prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) continues to increase and is associated with significant cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. To inform prevention strategies aimed at reducing the burden of AF, we sought to quantify trends in cardiovascular mortality related to AF in the United States. Methods and Results We performed serial cross-sectional analyses of national death certificate data for cardiovascular mortality related to AF, whereby cardiovascular disease was listed as underlying cause of death and AF as multiple cause of death among adults aged 35 to 84 years using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Wide-Ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research. We calculated age-adjusted mortality rates per 100 000 population and examined trends over time, estimating average annual percentage change using the Joinpoint Regression Program. Subgroup analyses were performed by race-sex and across 2 age groups (younger: 35-64 years; older: 65-84 years). A total of 276 373 cardiovascular deaths related to AF were identified in the United States between 2011 and 2018 in decedents aged 35 to 84 years. Age-adjusted mortality rate increased from 18.0 (95% CI, 17.8-18.2) to 22.3 (95% CI, 22.0-22.4) per 100 000 population between 2011 and 2018. The increase in age-adjusted mortality rate (average annual percentage change) between 2011 and 2018 was greater among younger decedents (7.4% per year [95% CI, 6.8%-8.0%]) compared with older decedents (3.0% per year [95% CI, 2.6%-3.4%]). Conclusions Cardiovascular deaths related to AF are increasing, especially among younger adults, and warrant greater attention to prevention earlier in the life course.

SUBMITTER: Tanaka Y

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8475678 | biostudies-literature |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Project description:BackgroundAdults in rural counties in the United States (US) experience higher rates broadly of cardiovascular disease (CVD) compared with adults in urban counties. Mortality rates specifically due to heart failure (HF) have increased since 2011, but estimates of heterogeneity at the county-level in HF-related mortality have not been produced. The objectives of this study were 1) to quantify nationwide trends by rural-urban designation and 2) examine county-level factors associated with rural-urban differences in HF-related mortality rates.Methods and findingsWe queried CDC WONDER to identify HF deaths between 2011-2018 defined as CVD (I00-78) as the underlying cause of death and HF (I50) as a contributing cause of death. First, we calculated national age-adjusted mortality rates (AAMR) and examined trends stratified by rural-urban status (defined using 2013 NCHS Urban-Rural Classification Scheme), age (35-64 and 65-84 years), and race-sex subgroups per year. Second, we combined all deaths from 2011-2018 and estimated incidence rate ratios (IRR) in HF-related mortality for rural versus urban counties using multivariable negative binomial regression models with adjustment for demographic and socioeconomic characteristics, risk factor prevalence, and physician density. Between 2011-2018, 162,314 and 580,305 HF-related deaths occurred in rural and urban counties, respectively. AAMRs were consistently higher for residents in rural compared with urban counties (73.2 [95% CI: 72.2-74.2] vs. 57.2 [56.8-57.6] in 2018, respectively). The highest AAMR was observed in rural Black men (131.1 [123.3-138.9] in 2018) with greatest increases in HF-related mortality in those 35-64 years (+6.1%/year). The rural-urban IRR persisted among both younger (1.10 [1.04-1.16]) and older adults (1.04 [1.02-1.07]) after adjustment for county-level factors. Main limitations included lack of individual-level data and county dropout due to low event rates (<20).ConclusionsDifferences in county-level factors may account for a significant amount of the observed variation in HF-related mortality between rural and urban counties. Efforts to reduce the rural-urban disparity in HF-related mortality rates will likely require diverse public health and clinical interventions targeting the underlying causes of this disparity.

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Trends in Cardiovascular Mortality Related to Atrial Fibrillation in the United States, 2011 to 2018.

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