Atrial fibrillation: A review of modifiable risk factors and preventive strategies

AS Shamloo, N Dagres, A Arya… - Romanian Journal of …, 2019 - sciendo.com
Atrial fibrillation (AF), as the most common cardiac arrhythmia worldwide, is associated with
increased mortality and morbidity. Successful therapeutic strategies have been introduced …

Is atrial fibrillation a preventable disease?

X Du, J Dong, C Ma - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2017 - jacc.org
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an increasing burden worldwide. However, AF prevention has not
been emphasized enough in clinical practice or guidelines. In this paper, the authors review …

Atrial fibrillation prevention: an appraisal of current evidence

G Boriani, M Proietti - Heart, 2018 - heart.bmj.com
Atrial fibrillation (AF), which is the most diagnosed arrhythmia, is becoming a significant
issue for health policy-makers. In particular, more and more attention is being devoted to AF …

Atrial fibrillation in the 21st century: a current understanding of risk factors and primary prevention strategies

AR Menezes, CJ Lavie, JJ DiNicolantonio… - Mayo Clinic …, 2013 - Elsevier
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia worldwide, and it has a significant effect
on morbidity and mortality. It is a significant risk factor for stroke and peripheral embolization …

Lifestyle modification in the prevention and treatment of atrial fibrillation

AR Menezes, CJ Lavie, A De Schutter, RV Milani… - Progress in …, 2015 - Elsevier
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia worldwide and has a significant impact
on morbidity and mortality. Additionally, the incidence and prevalence of AF is expected to …

[PDF][PDF] Epidemiology of atrial fibrillation

CM Albert - Swiss medical weekly, 2009 - smw.ch
Atrial fibrillation is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia in the general population.
Unfortunately, current treatment strategies aiming at the elimination of atrial fibrillation have …

The clinical profile and pathophysiology of atrial fibrillation: relationships among clinical features, epidemiology, and mechanisms

J Andrade, P Khairy, D Dobrev, S Nattel - Circulation research, 2014 - Am Heart Assoc
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia (estimated lifetime risk, 22%–26%). The
aim of this article is to review the clinical epidemiological features of AF and to relate them to …

European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA)/European Association of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (EACPR) position paper on how to prevent atrial …

EP Europace, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an important and highly prevalent arrhythmia, which is associated
with significantly increased morbidity and mortality, including a four-to five-fold increased …

Atrial fibrillation: profile and burden of an evolving epidemic in the 21st century

J Ball, MJ Carrington, JJV McMurray… - International journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) represents an increasing public health challenge with
profound social and economic implications. Methods A comprehensive synthesis and review …

Lifestyle management to prevent and treat atrial fibrillation

C Gallagher, JML Hendriks, R Mahajan… - Expert review of …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia with a
one in four lifetime risk in adults over the age of forty. Traditionally, AF management has …