| Literature DB >> 31139271 |
Nino Isakadze1, Pratik B2, Sandesara B2, Riyaz Patel3, Jefferson Baer2, Ijeoma Isiadinso2, Alvaro Alonso4, Michael Lloyd2, Laurence Sperling2.
Abstract
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most commonly encountered arrhythmia in clinical practice. It constitutes a major public health problem, with total related annual expenses estimated at $6.65 billion. The American Heart Association developed Life's Simple 7 (LS7) to define and monitor ideal cardiovascular health (CVH). In this review, we examine the role of individual components of LS7 to provide further insight regarding potential influence of achieving AHA's strategic goal on AF prevention. While significant advances have been made in the secondary prevention of AF, little progress has been made to prevent the first occurrence of this arrhythmia in at-risk patients. Improvement of overall cardiovascular health as defined by LS7 may substantially reduce AF risk.Entities:
Keywords: Atrial Fibrillation; Interatrial Block; heart failure
Year: 2018 PMID: 31139271 PMCID: PMC6533817 DOI: 10.4022/jafib.2051
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Atr Fibrillation ISSN: 1941-6911