Heart failure and the development of atrial fibrillation in Hispanics, African Americans and non-Hispanic Whites

- Heart failure (HF) is a common risk factor for atrial fibrillation (AF).
- African Americans and Hispanics have a higher HF burden, but lower prevalence of AF than Whites.
- 48,315 individuals and a subcohort of 3851 with HF were followed for the development of AF.
- Hispanic and African Americans with and without HF had a lower risk to developed AF than Whites.
- Prevalence of heart failure by race is not an explanatory factor for the “racial paradox.”