Arrhythmias & electrophysiology
Impact of race and ethnicity on the rhythm control of newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation: Insights from the Get With the Guidelines Atrial Fibrillation Registry
Authors' conclusion
Differences in rhythm management exist amongst patients from different racial and ethnic groups.
Study context
- Population
- Patients hospitalised with newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation (AF), GWTG-AF registry, January 2013–December 2023
- Participants
- 21,567 patients249 hospitals
- Exposure
- Use of rhythm control by race and ethnicity
- Non-Hispanic White (NHW)n = 17,659
- Blackn = 1,860
- Hispanicn = 1,232
- Asiann = 255
- Outcome
- Use of a rhythm control strategy
- Follow-up
- Initial diagnosis with AF
Methodological detailsregistry-based, multicentre
- Registry-based
- Multicentre
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Receipt of rhythm control
Odds ratio (CI)P value
NHWvs non-Whiteadjusted for age, sex and year of presentation
1.19(1.07–1.33)
P = 0.0013Blackvs all other racial and ethnic groups
0.80(0.71–0.91)
P = 0.0005Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Impact of race and ethnicity on the rhythm control of newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation: Insights from the Get With the Guidelines Atrial Fibrillation Registry. Heart Rhythm. Published 6 November 2024. doi:10.
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