Risk Factor Management and Atrial Fibrillation Clinics

Rajiv Mahajan; Rajeev K. Pathak; Anand Thiyagarajah; Dennis H. Lau; Francis E. Marchlinski; Sanjay Dixit; John D. Day; Jeroen M. L. Hendriks; Melinda Carrington; Jonathan M. Kalman; Prashanthan Sanders

doi:10.1016/j.hlc.2017.05.123

Risk Factor Management and Atrial Fibrillation Clinics

Rajiv Mahajan, Rajeev K. Pathak, Anand Thiyagarajah, Dennis H. Lau, Francis E. Marchlinski, Sanjay Dixit, John D. Day, Jeroen M. L. Hendriks, Melinda Carrington, Jonathan M. Kalman, Prashanthan Sanders

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Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a leading cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality worldwide. Management of AF is a complex process involving: 1) the prevention of thromboembolic complications with anticoagulation; 2) rhythm control; and 3) the detection and treatment of underlying heart disease. However, cardiometabolic risk factors, such as obesity, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and obstructive sleep apnoea, have been proposed as contributors to the expanding epidemic of atrial fibrillation (AF). Thus, a fourth pillar of AF care would include aggressive targeting of interdependent, modifiable cardiovascular risk factors as part of an integrated care model. Such risk factor management could retard and reverse the pathological processes underlying AF and reduce AF burden.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	990-997
Number of pages	8
Journal	Heart Lung and Circulation
Volume	26
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2017.05.123
Publication status	Published - 2017
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Atrial fibrillation Atrial remodelling Cardiovascular risk factors

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