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The impact of lifestyle factors on atrial fibrillation
Michael W Lim1, Jonathan M Kalman2
1Department of Cardiology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
Abstract:
Atrial fibrillation (AF), with its significant associated morbidity and mortality contributes to significant healthcare utilisation and expenditure. Given its progressively rising incidence, strategies to limit AF development and progression are urgently needed. Lifestyle modification is a potentially potent but underutilised weapon against the AF epidemic. The purpose of this article is to review the role of lifestyle factors as risk factors for AF, outline potential mechanisms of pathogenesis and examine the available evidence for lifestyle intervention in primary and secondary AF prevention. It will also highlight the need for investment by physicians, researchers, health services and governments in order to facilitate delivery of the comprehensive, multidisciplinary AF care that is required to manage this complex and multifactorial disease.
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