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Empiric Dietary Inflammatory Potential Score, Inflammatory Biomarkers, and Risk of Atrial Fibrillation: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study

2026-02-25 cardiovascular medicine Title + abstract only
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BackgroundInflammation plays a key role in atrial fibrillation (AF) pathogenesis. The empirical dietary inflammatory potential (EDIP) score predicts circulating inflammatory biomarkers and adverse cardiac outcomes, but its association with incident AF is unclear. This study aimed to examine the relationship between EDIP score and AF risk. MethodsParticipants from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) free of baseline AF who completed a validated food frequency questionnaire were includ...

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