Is Achieving the American Heart Association's Life Simple 7 Goals Sufficient to Reduce the Burden of Atrial Fibrillation? No Simple Answers.
Is Achieving the American Heart Association's Life Simple 7 Goals Sufficient to Reduce the Burden of Atrial Fibrillation? No Simple Answers.
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实现美国心脏协会的“Life Simple 7”目标足以减轻心房颤动的负担吗?
DOI:
10.1161/jaha.118.009127
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发表时间:
2018
影响因子:
5.4
通讯作者:
Darbar,Dawood
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作者:
McCabe,PamelaJ;Darbar,Dawood
Blood Institute convened a panel to provide recommendations for the prevention of atrial fibrillation (AF). 1 In this landmark report, the panel listed investigating the role that engaging in healthy behaviors could have on AF prevention as a research priority. More than 2 decades ago, the Framingham Heart Study established age, hypertension, congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease, and type 2 diabetes mellitus as independent risk factors for the development of AF. 2 The past decade has witnessed steady progress in our understanding of the role of modifiable risk factors, such as obesity, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), metabolic syndrome, and excess alcohol intake, in the pathogenesis of AF. 3 Emerging evidence strongly supports the concept of reducing the burden of AF by targeting modifiable risk factors, many of which are included in the American Heart AssociationLs LifeLs Simple 7 (LS7)(ie, smoking, body mass index, physical activity, diet, total cholesterol, blood pressure, and fasting blood glucose). 4 Such an approach may dramatically stem the increasing tide of the AF epidemic.Despite recent advances in catheter-based therapy for AF, response to antiarrhythmic and ablation therapy is highly variable. Although antiarrhythmic drugs remain first-line therapy for patients with symptomatic AF, 50% experience a recurrence of AF within 6 months and membrane active drugs are associated with serious toxicities. 5 The limited