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Hongwei Liu¹, Anita Brobbey², Maede Ejaredar²

¹Libin Cardiovascular Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada; Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.

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Summary

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Managing atrial fibrillation (AF) risk factors did not significantly reduce AF recurrence or hospitalizations. However, these multifactorial interventions improved AF-related symptoms and quality of life.

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Evidence-Based Medicine

Background:

Managing atrial fibrillation (AF) risk factors is crucial for secondary prevention.
A comprehensive summary of long-term multifactorial risk factor interventions in AF patients is lacking.

Conclusions:

Current evidence does not consistently link multifactorial risk factor interventions to reduced AF recurrence or hospitalizations.
These interventions show clinically relevant improvements in AF-related symptoms and HRQoL.
Further randomized studies are needed to assess patient-centered outcomes.