atrial fibrillation: A disorder characterized by an electrocardiographic finding of a supraventricular arrhythmia characterized by the replacement of consistent P waves by rapid oscillations or fibrillatory waves that vary in size, shape and timing and are accompanied by an irregular ventricular response. (CDISC)
Endpoint definition
↥
						Endpoint definition steps | 
					
						FinnGen | 
				
|---|---|
						Phenotype data | 
					429209 | 
								1. Apply sex-specific ruleNone  | 
							429209 | 
								2. Check conditionsNone  | 
							429209 | 
								3. Check pre-conditions, main-only, mode, registry filtersRegistry filters: 
 3 out of 7 registries used, show all original rules.  | 
							
								 52261  | 
						
								4. Check minimum number of eventsNone  | 
							52261 | 
								5. Include endpoints | 
							52261 | 
										6. Filter based on genotype QC (FinnGen only) | 
									50742 | 
Control definitions (FinnGen only)
					Control exclude
					FG_CVD
				
			Extra metadata
					Level in the ICD hierarchy
					4
				
				
					First used in FinnGen datafreeze
					DF2
				
				
					Parent code in ICD-10
					I30-I52
				
				
					Name in latin
					Fibrillatio atriorum
				
			Similar endpoints
↥List of similar endpoints to
		
Atrial fibrillation and flutter
	based on the number of shared cases.
		
		Broader endpoints:
	
- Cardiac arrhythmias
 - Other heart diseases
 - Other heart diseases
 - Cardiovascular diseases (excluding rheumatic etc)
 - Cardiovascular diseases
 
		
		Narrower endpoints:
	
Case counts by codes
↥Summary Statistics
↥-FinRegistry-
Key figures
| All | Female | Male | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of individuals | |||
| Whole population | 604062 | 286372 | 311083 | 
| Only index persons | 464709 | 222369 | 242340 | 
| Unadjusted period prevalence (%) | |||
| Whole population | 8.44 | 8.20 | 8.69 | 
| Only index persons | 8.74 | 8.17 | 9.25 | 
| Median age at first event (years) | |||
| Whole population | 72.95 | 76.96 | 69.29 | 
| Only index persons | 72.55 | 76.76 | 68.69 | 
-FinnGen-
Key figures
| All | Female | Male | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of individuals | 50742 | 18932 | 31810 | 
| Unadjusted period prevalence (%) | 14.04 | 8.22 | 17.50 | 
| Median age at first event (years) | 69.57 | 71.26 | 68.56 | 
-FinRegistry-
Age distribution of first events
-FinnGen-
Age distribution of first events
-FinRegistry-
Year distribution of first events
-FinnGen-
Year distribution of first events
-FinRegistry-
Cumulative Incidence Function
-FinnGen-
Cumulative Incidence Function
Mortality – FinRegistry
↥Relationships between endpoints
↥Index endpoint: I9_AF – Atrial fibrillation and flutter
GWS hits: 113
                
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