American Heart Association's Life Simple 7 and Risk of Atrial Fibrillation in a Population Without Known Cardiovascular Disease: The ARIC (Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities) Study

Background The American Heart Association has defined metrics of ideal cardiovascular health known as Life's Simple 7 ( LS 7) to prevent cardiovascular disease. We examined the association between LS 7 and incident atrial fibrillation ( AF ) in a biracial cohort of middle‐ and older‐aged adults without known cardiovascular disease. Methods and Results This analysis included 13 182 ARIC (Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities) study participants...